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Mishkat al-MasabihExcellent Qualities and Description of the Prophet

Mishkat al-Masabih 5767

Chapter: The Excellent Qualities of him who is pre-eminent among the Messengers - Section 2

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وَعَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «سلوا الله الْوَسِيلَةَ» قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا الْوَسِيلَةُ؟ قَالَ: «أَعْلَى دَرَجَةٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ لَا يَنَالُهَا إِلَّا رجلٌ واحدٌ وَأَرْجُو أَنْ أَكُونَ أَنَا هُوَ» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ

He reported the Prophet as saying, "Ask God to grant me the wasila." God's messenger was asked what the wasila meant and replied, "The highest grade in paradise which only one man will attain, and I hope I may be he." Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 3612) and Ahmad (No. 7281, 8415). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 5767).

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Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3612

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Ask Allah to grant me Al-Wasilah." They said: "O Messenger of Allah! And what is Al-Wasilah?" He said: "The highest level of Paradise. No one will attain it except for one man, and I hope that I am him."

"‏ سَلُوا اللَّهَ لِيَ الْوَسِيلَةَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا الْوَسِيلَةُ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَعْلَى دَرَجَةٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ لاَ يَنَالُهَا إِلاَّ رَجُلٌ وَاحِدٌ أَرْجُو أَنْ أَكُونَ أَنَا هُوَ ‏"

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  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (31102)صَلُّوا عَلَيَّ فَإِنَّ صَلَاةً عَلَيَّ زَكَاةٌ لَكُمْ , وَاسْأَلُوا اللَّهَ لِي الْوَسِيلَةَ , قَالُوا : وَمَا الْوَسِيلَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ؟ ، قَالَ : أَعْلَى دَرَجَةٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ لَا يَنَالُهَا إلَّا رَجُلٌ وَاحِدٌ أَرْجُو أَنْ أَكُونَ أَنَا هُوَ

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