The Prophet ﷺ came out to us one day and said, "The nations were shown to me. A prophet would pass by with one man, another prophet with two men, another with a small group, and another with no one at all. Then I saw a great multitude filling the horizon, and I hoped it would be my nation, but it was said, 'This is Musa and his people.' Then I was told, 'Look,' and I saw a great multitude filling the horizon. I was told, 'Look here and there,' and I saw great multitudes filling the horizon. It was said, 'These are your nation, and with them are seventy thousand who will enter Paradise without reckoning.'"Then the people dispersed without him explaining further. The companions of the Prophet ﷺ discussed the matter among themselves and said, "As for us, we were born into polytheism, but we believed in Allah and His Messenger. These must be our children."This reached the Prophet ﷺ, and he said, "They are the ones who do not seek omens, do not request to be treated with incantations, do not seek cauterization, and place their trust in their Lord."Then Ukkashah bin Mihsan stood up and asked, "Am I one of them, Messenger of Allah?"He replied, "Yes."Another man stood up and asked, "Am I one of them?"He answered, "Ukkashah has preceded you in that."
حدثنا مسدد حدثنا حصين بن نمير عن حصين بن عبد الرحمن عن سعيد بن جبير
خرج علينا النبي ﷺ يوما فقال عرضت علي الأمم فجعل يمر النبي معه الرجل والنبي معه الرجلان والنبي معه الرهط والنبي ليس معه أحد ورأيت سوادا كثيرا سد الأفق فرجوت أن تكون أمتي فقيل هذا موسى وقومه ثم قيل لي انظر فرأيت سوادا كثيرا سد الأفق فقيل لي انظر هكذا وهكذا فرأيت سوادا كثيرا سد الأفق فقيل هؤلاء أمتك ومع هؤلاء سبعون ألفا يدخلون الجنة بغير حساب فتفرق الناس ولم يبين لهم فتذاكر أصحاب النبي ﷺ فقالوا أما نحن فولدنا في الشرك ولكنا آمنا بالله ورسوله ولكن هؤلاء هم أبناؤنا فبلغ النبي ﷺ فقال هم الذين لا يتطيرون ولا يسترقون ولا يكتوون وعلى ربهم يتوكلون فقام عكاشة بن محصن فقال أمنهم أنا يا رسول الله قال نعم فقام آخر فقال أمنهم أنا فقال سبقك بها عكاشة