(28) Events of the Day of Resurrection and the Beginning of Creation
كتاب أحوال القيامة وبدء الخلق
(4b) Chapter: The Pond and the Intercession - Section 2
(4) باب الحوض والشفاعة - الفصل الثاني
Mishkat al-Masabih 5600 
`Auf b. Malik reported God's messenger as saying, "One came to me from my Lord and gave me a choice between half of my people entering paradise and intercession, and I chose intercession. It will apply to those who have died and have associated nothing with God." Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
وَعَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَتَانِي آتٍ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَبِّي فَخَيَّرَنِي بَيْنَ أَنْ يُدْخِلَ نِصْفَ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ وَبَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ فَاخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ وَهِيَ لِمَنْ مَاتَ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ وَابْن مَاجَه
Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 5600
In-book reference : Book 28, Hadith 74