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Abdullah ibn Abi al-Jan’aa (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that he heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “Through the intercession 1 of one man from my nation, more people than the tribe of Banu Tamim will enter Paradise.”
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Note 1
(1) His statement: “Through the intercession of one man…”: Some said the man is Uthman ibn Affan (may Allah be pleased with him). Others said it is Uwais al-Qarni, and others suggested someone else. Zayn al-Arab (may Allah be pleased with him) said this is the most likely. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
Note 1
(۱) قوله : بشفاعة رجل إلخ فقيل : الرجل هو عثمان بن عفان لله . وقيل : أويس القرني وقيل : غيره. قال زين العرب لله، وهو هذا أقرب. كذا في «المرقاة».