Sahih Bukhari 3339

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : يَجِيءُ نُوحٌ وَأُمَّتُهُ ، فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى : هَلْ بَلَّغْتَ ؟ ، فَيَقُولُ : نَعَمْ أَيْ رَبِّ ، فَيَقُولُ لِأُمَّتِهِ : هَلْ بَلَّغَكُمْ ؟ ، فَيَقُولُونَ : لَا مَا جَاءَنَا مِنْ نَبِيٍّ ، فَيَقُولُ : لِنُوحٍ مَنْ يَشْهَدُ لَكَ ؟ ، فَيَقُولُ : مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأُمَّتُهُ فَنَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ بَلَّغَ وَهُوَ قَوْلُهُ جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ وَكَذَلِكَ جَعَلْنَاكُمْ أُمَّةً وَسَطًا لِتَكُونُوا شُهَدَاءَ عَلَى النَّاسِ سورة البقرة آية 143 وَالْوَسَطُ الْعَدْلُ .

Narrated Abu Sa`id: Allah's Apostle said, Noah and his nation will come (on the Day of Resurrection and Allah will ask (Noah), Did you convey (the Message)?' He will reply, 'Yes, O my Lord!' Then Allah will ask Noah's nation, 'Did Noah convey My Message to you?' They will reply, 'No, no prophet came to us.' Then Allah will ask Noah, 'Who will stand a witness for you?' He will reply, 'Muhammad and his followers (will stand witness for me).' So, I and my followers will stand as witnesses for him (that he conveyed Allah's Message). That is, (the interpretation) of the Statement of Allah: Thus we have made you a just and the best nation that you might be witnesses Over mankind .. (2.143)