Jami' at-Tirmidhi — Hadith #29774

Ali bin Nasr bin Ali told us, Ubaid Allah bin Abdul Majeed told us, Zum’ah bin Salih told us, on the authority of Salamah bin Wahram, on the authority of Ikrimah, on the authority of Ibn Abbas, said: Some of the Companions of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, sat waiting for him. He said, “So he left until when he approached them.” He heard them discussing, so he overheard their conversation, and some of them said, “It is amazing that God Almighty took a friend from His creation. He took Abraham as a friend.” Another said, “What is more amazing than the words of Moses? He spoke to him carefully.” Another said, “Jesus is the word of God and His Spirit.” Another said, “Adam chose him.” Then God came out to them and greeted them and said, “I have heard your words and your astonishment. Indeed, Abraham is the friend of God, and so he is, and Moses is the ally of God, and he is Likewise, and Jesus is the spirit of God and His word, and so is He, and Adam was chosen by God, and so is He. I am the beloved of God, and I am not proud. I am I will bear the standard of praise on the Day of Resurrection, and there will be no pride, and I will be the first to intercede and the first to be interceded on the Day of Resurrection, and there will be no pride, and I will be the first to move. The ring of Paradise, and God will open it for me and let me in, and with me are the poor believers, and there is no pride, and I am the most honorable of the first and the last, and there is no pride. “Abu Issa said: This is a strange hadith.