Abu Musa Ashari reported,

We were on a military expedition with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on one of his journeys. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ halted with us at night to rest. At some point during the night I went to the place where the Messenger of Allah's ﷺ camel was tethered, looking for him, but I did not find him. So I went out into the open searching for him, and there was another man from among the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ searching for the same thing I was searching for.While we were like that, suddenly the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came toward us.We said, "Messenger of Allah, you are in enemy territory and we cannot feel safe about you. Why, when you have a need, do you not tell one of your companions so he can go with you?"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "I heard a humming like the humming of a millstone, or a buzzing like the buzzing of bees, and a messenger came to me from my Lord . He gave me a choice between half of my nation entering Paradise and my intercession for them, so I chose my intercession for them, knowing it would be more encompassing for them. Then he gave me a choice between a third of my nation entering Paradise and intercession for them, so I chose my intercession for them, knowing it would be more encompassing for them."The two men said, "Messenger of Allah, ask Allah Most High to make us among the people of your intercession."So he supplicated for them. Then the two of them woke the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and informed them of what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had said. The companions began coming to him, saying, "Messenger of Allah, ask Allah Most High to make us among the people of your intercession," and he would supplicate for them.When the people had crowded around him in great numbers, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "It is for whoever dies bearing witness that there is no god but Allah."

حدثنا حسن بن موسى يعني الأشيب قال ثنا سكين بن عبد العزيز قال أخبرنا يزيد الأعرج قال عبد الله يعني أظنه الشني قال ثنا حمزة بن علي بن مخفر عن أبي بردة

عن أبي موسى قال

غزونا مع رسول الله ﷺ في بعض أسفاره قال فعرس بنا رسول الله ﷺ فانتهيت بعض الليل إلى مناخ رسول الله ﷺ أطلبه فلم أجده قال فخرجت بارزا أطلبه وإذا رجل من أصحاب رسول الله ﷺ يطلب ما أطلب قال فبينا نحن كذلك إذ اتجه إلينا رسول الله ﷺ قال فقلنا يا رسول الله أنت بأرض حرب ولا نأمن عليك فلولا إذ بدت لك الحاجة قلت لبعض أصحابك فقام معك قال فقال رسول الله ﷺ إني سمعت هزيزا كهزيز الرحى أو حنينا كحنين النحل وأتاني آت من ربي عز وجل قال فخيرني أن يدخل شطر أمتي الجنة وبين شفاعتي لهم فاخترت شفاعتي لهم وعلمت أنها أوسع لهم فخيرني بأن يدخل ثلث أمتي الجنة وبين الشفاعة لهم فاخترت لهم شفاعتي وعلمت أنها أوسع لهم فقالا يا رسول الله ادع الله تعالى أن يجعلنا من أهل شفاعتك قال فدعا لهما ثم إنهما نبها أصحاب رسول الله ﷺ وأخبراهم بقول رسول الله ﷺ قال فجعلوا يأتونه ويقولون يا رسول الله ادع الله تعالى أن يجعلنا من أهل شفاعتك فيدعو لهم قال فلما أضب عليه القوم وكثروا قال رسول الله ﷺ إنها لمن مات وهو يشهد أن لا إله إلا الله