235 - 'Abd al-Malik al-Maymuni informed us that Sa'id ibn Sulayman narrated to them, saying: Mansur ibn Abi al-Aswad narrated to us, from Layth, from al-Rabi' ibn Anas, from Anas, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: "I am the first of them, I am their leader when they arrive, I am their spokesman when they fall silent, I am their intercessor when they are detained, and I am the bearer of glad tidings for them when they despair. Honor and the keys shall be in my hands on that day, and the Banner of Praise (Liwa' al-Hamd) shall be in my hand on that day. I am the most honored of the children of Adam in the sight of my Lord; a thousand servants will circle around me as if they were protected eggs or scattered pearls."
٢٣٥ - أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ الْمَيْمُونِيُّ، أَنَّ سَعِيدَ بْنَ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَهُمْ، قَالَ: ثَنَا مَنْصُورُ بْنُ أَبِي الْأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ لَيْثٍ، عَنِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَنَا أَوَّلُهُمُ، وَأَنَا قَائِدُهُمْ إِذَا وَفَدُوا، وَأَنَا خَطِيبُهُمْ إِذَا أَنْصَتُوا، وَأَنَا مُشَفَّعُهُمْ إِذَا حُبِسُوا، وَأَنَا مُبَشِّرُهُمْ إِذَا أَيِسُوا، الْكَرَامَةَ وَالْمَفَاتِيحُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِيَدَيَّ، وَلِوَاءُ الْحَمْدِ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِيَدِي، وَأَنَا أَكْرَمُ وَلَدِ آدَمَ عَلَى رَبِّي، يَطُوفُ عَلَيَّ أَلْفُ خَادِمٍ كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيْضٌ مَكْنُونٌ، أَوْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَنْثُورٌ»
