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Musnad Ahmed: Hadith 1706

12. 'The Hadeeth of ''Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Bakr'

مسند احمد

1706
Musnad Ahmed
Da'if (Darussalam) []
It was narrated from "Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Bakr that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"My Lord has granted me seventy thousand of my ummah who will enter Paradise without being brought to account." "Umar said: O Messenger of Allah, why didn"t you ask for more? He said: "I did ask for more, and He granted me with each man seventy thousand. "Umar said: Why didn"t you ask for more? He said: "I did ask for more and He granted me with every man seventy thousand." ‘Umar said: Why didn"t you ask for more? He said: "I did ask for more, and He granted me like this -" and "Abdullah bin Bakr held his hands apart, stretching out his arms and making a scooping motion. Hisham said: This is from Allah, the number of which is not known.
Reference: Musnad Ahmad 1706
Arabic/English book : Book 12, Hadith 1706