I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ say in the company of his Companions: I would be on the Cistern waiting for those who would be coming to me from amongst you. By Allah, some persons would be prevented from coming to me, and I would say: My Lord, they are my followers and people of my Umma. And He would say,: You don't know what they did after you; they had been constantly turning back on their heels (from their religion).

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ وَهُوَ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَىْ أَصْحَابِهِ إِنِّي عَلَى الْحَوْضِ أَنْتَظِرُ مَنْ يَرِدُ عَلَىَّ مِنْكُمْ فَوَاللَّهِ لَيُقْتَطَعَنَّ دُونِي رِجَالٌ فَلأَقُولَنَّ أَىْ رَبِّ مِنِّي وَمِنْ أُمَّتِي فَيَقُولُ إِنَّكَ لاَ تَدْرِي مَا عَمِلُوا بَعْدَكَ مَا زَالُوا يَرْجِعُونَ عَلَى أَعْقَابِهِمْ

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "I will be at my Hawd, watching those of you who come to me. Some people will be pulled away before reaching me, so I will say: O Lord, my Ummah! He will say: You do not know what they did after you—or: Are you aware of what they did after you? They kept turning back on their heels, retreating backward."

He said: Ibn Abi Mulaykah used to say: O Allah, we seek refuge in You from turning back on our heels or from being put to trial away from our religion.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «أَنَا عَلَى حَوْضِي أَنْظُرُ مَنْ يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ مِنْكُمْ، وَسَيَخْتَلِجُ نَاسٌ دُونِي، فَأَقُولُ: يَا رَبِّ أُمَّتِي، فَيَقُولُ: إِنَّكَ لَا تَدْرِي مَا عَمِلُوا بَعْدَكَ، أَوْ هَلْ شَعَرْتَ مَا عَمِلُوا بَعْدَكَ؟ فَمَا زَالُوا يَرْجِعُونَ عَلَى أَعْقَابِهِمُ الْقَهْقَرَى».

قَالَ: فَكَانَ ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ يَقُولُ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ نَرْجِعَ عَلَى أَعْقَابِنَا، أَوْ نُفْتَتَنَ عَنْ دِينِنَا.

"إِنِّى عَلَى الْحَوْضِ حتَّى أَنْظُر مَنْ يردُ علىَّ مِنْكُمْ، وسيُؤْخذُ أُناسٌ دُونِى فأَقُولُ: يا رِّب مِنِّى ومن أُمّتِى؟ فيقالُ: هلْ شعرْتَ ما عملُوا بَعْدَكَ؟ واللَّه ما بَرِحُوا بعْدَك يرْجِعُونَ على أَعْقابِهِم".