Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبِيدَةُ حَدَّثَنِي مَنْصُورٌ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنْ طَاوُسٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ الْمَدِينَةِ يُرِيدُ مَكَّةَ فَصَامَ حَتَّى أَتَى عُسْفَانَ قَالَ فَدَعَا بِإِنَاءٍ فَوَضَعَهُ عَلَى يَدِهِ حَتَّى نَظَرَ النَّاسُ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَفْطَرَ قَالَ فَكَانَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ مَنْ شَاءَ صَامَ وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَفْطَرَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ بْن أَحْمَد حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ فَذَكَرَهُ بِإِسْنَادِهِ أَوْ مَعْنَاهُ.
English Translation
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'I was shown the nations. A prophet would pass by with a group of people, a prophet would pass by with one or two men, and a prophet would pass by with no one at all. Then a great mass was raised before me, and I thought they were my ummah. But it was said to me: This is Musa and his people. Then I was told: Look at the horizon. And there was a great multitude covering the horizon. Then I was told: Look here, and here on the horizon. And there was a great multitude. It was said: This is your ummah, and among them are seventy thousand who will enter Paradise without reckoning or punishment.'
