On the authority of Abu Sa'id, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "As for the people of the Fire, those who are its inhabitants, they will not die therein nor will they live. But there are people whom the Fire will afflict because of their sins or their misdeeds, and it will cause them to die a death, until when they have become charcoal, permission will be given for intercession on their behalf. Then they will be brought forth in groups, group after group, and scattered upon the rivers of Paradise. It will be said: 'O people of Paradise, pour water upon them.' Then they will sprout as a seed sprouts that is carried by a flood." He said: Then a man among the people said: "It is as though the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, had lived in the desert."

4310 - 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Ibrahim al-Dimashqi narrated to us, al-Walid ibn Muslim narrated to us, Zuhayr ibn Muhammad narrated to us, on the authority of Ja'far ibn Muhammad, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Jabir, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "Indeed, my intercession on the Day of Resurrection is for the people of major sins among my nation."

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(1) Its chain of transmission is authentic.
It was also recorded by Muslim (185) through two paths from Sa'id ibn Yazid, with this chain.
It was also recorded in a similar manner by al-Bukhari (22), and Muslim (184) through the path of 'Amr ibn Yahya al-Mazini, from his father, and Muslim (183) through the path of 'Ata' ibn Yasar, both from Abu Sa'id.
It is found in the "Musnad of Ahmad" (11077), and "Sahih Ibn Hibban" (182) and (184).

(2) An authentic hadith. Zuhayr ibn Muhammad — he is al-Tamimi al-'Anbari, and although the narration of the people of Syria from him is weak, and al-Walid ibn Muslim is Syrian — has been followed up (by other narrators). Muhammad: he is Ibn 'Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Baqir.
It was also recorded by al-Tirmidhi (2605) through the path of Muhammad ibn Thabit al-Bunani, from Ja'far ibn Muhammad, with this chain. And he added: Muhammad ibn 'Ali said: Jabir said to me: "O Muhammad, whoever is not among the people of major sins, what has he to do with intercession?"
It is found in "Sahih Ibn Hibban" (6467).
It has a supporting witness from the hadith of Anas ibn Malik recorded by Abu Dawud (4739) and al-Tirmidhi (2604). It is found in the "Musnad of Ahmad" (13223), and "Sahih Ibn Hibban" (6468).