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 And when I see Him I will fall down in prostration; and God will leave me as long as He wishes to leave me. After that He will say, ' Raise up (thy head) O Muhammad, and speak, and thou wilt be heard; intercede, and thy intercession will be accepted; ask, and it will be given thee.' Then I will raise my head and praise my Lord with praises and adorations which He will teach me. After that I will intercede, and a limit will be fixed for me, and I will go forth. And I will bring them out of the fire and take them into paradise. After that I will return a third time and ask permission of my Lord to enter His house, and permission will be given me for that. And when I see Him I will fall down in prostration; and God will leave me as long as He wishes to leave me. After that He will say, 'Raise (thy head) O Muhammad, and speak, and thou wilt be heard; intercede, and thine intercession will be accepted; ask, and it will be given thee.' Then I will raise my head, and will praise my Lord with praises and adorations which He will teach me. After that I will intercede, and a limit will be fixed for me, and I will g'o forth. And I will bring them out from the fire and take them into paradise, until there remain in the fire none except him whom the Qur'an has restrained, that is he for whom eternal punishment is proper." After that he recited this verse, " Peradventure thy Lord raise thee to an honourable station." (*Anas) said, ' And this is the honourable station which He promised your Prophet.' Muslim, Al Bukhdri.

It is related from 'Abdu'llah bin 'Amru binu'l-'As that, 1 The Prophet recited the words of God Most High concerning (the prayer of) Abraham, "My Lord, verily they have led many astray, therefore whoever follows me, he is of me. And Jesus said, "If Thou punish them, verily they are Thy servants." Then (the Prophet) raised his hands and said, "O God, my people! my people! " and wept. Then God Most High said, "O Gabriel, go to Muhammad and thy Lord knoweth- and ask him what makes him weep." Then Gabriel came to him and asked him; and the Apostle of God informed him what he had said. Then God said to Gabriel, "Go to Muhammad and say, ' Verily we will satisfy thee in the matter of thy people, and will not grieve thee.' Muslim.

1 Qur'an, Suratu Bani Isra'il (xvii) 18.