The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to the graveyard and said: "Peace be upon you! The abode of the believing people and we, if God so wills, are about to join you. I love to see my brothers." They (the hearers) said: Aren't we your brothers, O Messenger of Allah? He said: You are my companions, and our brothers are those who have, so far, not come into the world. They said: Messenger of Allah, how would you recognise those persons of your Ummah who have not yet been born? He said: Supposing a man had horses with white blazes on foreheads and legs among horses which were all black, tell me, would he not recognise his own horses? They said: Certainly, O Messenger of Allah. He said: They would come with white faces and arms and legs owing to ablution, and I would arrive at the Cistern before them. Some people would be driven away from my Cistern as the stray camel is driven away. I would call out: Come, come. Then it would be said (to me): These people changed themselves after you, and I would say: Be off, be off.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَتَى الْمَقْبُرَةَ فَقَالَ «السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ دَارَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ، وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لاَحِقُونَ۔ وَدِدْتُ أَنَّا قَدْ رَأَيْنَا إِخْوَانَنَا۔» قَالُوا: أَوَلَسْنَا إِخْوَانَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ: «أَنْتُمْ أَصْحَابِي وَإِخْوَانُنَا الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَأْتُوا بَعْدُ۔» فَقَالُوا: كَيْفَ تَعْرِفُ مَنْ لَمْ يَأْتِ بَعْدُ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ فَقَالَ: «أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلاً لَهُ خَيْلٌ غُرٌّ مُحَجَّلَةٌ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَىْ خَيْلٍ دُهْمٍ بُهْمٍ أَلاَ يَعْرِفُ خَيْلَهُ؟ قَالُوا: بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ۔ قَالَ: «فَإِنَّهُمْ يَأْتُونَ غُرًّا مُحَجَّلِينَ مِنَ الْوُضُوءِ، وَأَنَا فَرَطُهُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ۔ أَلاَ لَيُذَادَنَّ رِجَالٌ عَنْ حَوْضِي كَمَا يُذَادُ الْبَعِيرُ الضَّالُّ، أُنَادِيهِمْ، أَلاَ هَلُمَّ، فَيُقَالُ إِنَّهُمْ قَدْ بَدَّلُوا بَعْدَكَ فَأَقُولُ سُحْقًا سُحْقًا۔»  

“Peace be upon you, abode of believing people. We will join you soon, if Allah wills.” Then he said: “Would that we could see our brothers.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, are we not your brothers?” He said: “You are my Companions. My brothers are those who will come after me. I will reach the Cistern ahead of you.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, how will you recognize those of your nation who have not yet come?” He said: “If a man has a horse with a blaze on its forehead and white feet, don’t you think that he will recognize it among horses that are deep black in color?” They said: “Of course.” He said: “On the Day of Resurrection they will come with radiant faces, hands, and feet, because of the traces of ablution.” He said: “I will reach the Cistern ahead of you.” Then he said: “Men will be driven away from my Cistern just as stray camels are driven away. And I will call to them: ‘Come here!’ But it will be said: ‘They changed after you were gone, and they kept turning on their heels.’ So I will say: “Be off with you!”  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ أَتَى الْمَقْبَرَةَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى الْمَقْبَرَةِ فَقَالَ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ دَارَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى بِكُمْ لاَحِقُونَ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَدِدْتُ أَنَّا قَدْ رَأَيْنَا إِخْوَانَنَا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَوَلَسْنَا إِخْوَانَكَ قَالَ أَنْتُمْ أَصْحَابِي وَإِخْوَانِي الَّذِينَ يَأْتُونَ مِنْ بَعْدِي وَأَنَا فَرَطُكُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ تَعْرِفُ مَنْ لَمْ يَأْتِ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ قَالَ أَرَأَيْتُمْ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلاً لَهُ خَيْلٌ غُرٌّ مُحَجَّلَةٌ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَىْ خَيْلٍ دُهْمٍ بُهْمٍ أَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَعْرِفُهَا قَالُوا بَلَى قَالَ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَأْتُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ غُرًّا مُحَجَّلِينَ مِنْ آثَارِ الْوُضُوءِ قَالَ أَنَا فَرَطُهُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَلاَ لَيُذَادَنَّ رِجَالٌ عَنْ حَوْضِي كَمَا يُذَادُ الْبَعِيرُ الضَّالُّ فَأُنَادِيهِمْ أَلاَ هَلُمُّوا فَيُقَالُ إِنَّهُمْ قَدْ بَدَّلُوا بَعْدَكَ وَلَمْ يَزَالُوا يَرْجِعُونَ عَلَى أَعْقَابِهِمْ فَأَقُولُ أَلاَ سُحْقًا سُحْقًا  

the watering place of the Prophet ﷺ from which he will give to the people of his community on the day of rising.)" They asked him, "Messenger of Allah! How will you recognise those of your community who come after you?" He said, "Doesn't a man who has horses with white legs and white blazes on their foreheads among totally black horses recognise which ones are his own?" They said, "Of course, Messenger of Allah." He went on, "Even so will they come on the day of rising with white marks on their foreheads, hands and feet from wudu, and I will precede them to the Hawd. Some men will be driven away from the Hawd as if they were straying camels and I shall call out to them, 'Will you not come? Will you not come? Will you not come?' and someone will say, 'They changed things after you,' so I shall say, 'Then away with them, away with them, away with them!' "  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ إِلَى الْمَقْبُرَةِ فَقَالَ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ دَارَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لاَحِقُونَ وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ إِخْوَانَنَا فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَسْنَا بِإِخْوَانِكَ قَالَ بَلْ أَنْتُمْ أَصْحَابِي وَإِخْوَانُنَا الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَأْتُوا بَعْدُ وَأَنَا فَرَطُهُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ تَعْرِفُ مَنْ يَأْتِي بَعْدَكَ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ كَانَ لِرَجُلٍ خَيْلٌ غُرٌّ مُحَجَّلَةٌ فِي خَيْلٍ دُهْمٍ بُهْمٍ أَلاَ يَعْرِفُ خَيْلَهُ قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَأْتُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ غُرًّا مُحَجَّلِينَ مِنَ الْوُضُوءِ وَأَنَا فَرَطُهُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ فَلاَ يُذَادَنَّ رِجَالٌ عَنْ حَوْضِي كَمَا يُذَادُ الْبَعِيرُ الضَّالُّ أُنَادِيهِمْ أَلاَ هَلُمَّ أَلاَ هَلُمَّ أَلاَ هَلُمَّ فَيُقَالُ إِنَّهُمْ قَدْ بَدَّلُوا بَعْدَكَ فَأَقُولُ فَسُحْقًا فَسُحْقًا فَسُحْقًا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I wish to meet my brothers." The companions of the Prophet ﷺ said, "Are we not your brothers?" He replied, "You are my companions, but my brothers are those who have believed in me without seeing me."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي لَقِيتُ إِخْوَانِي قَالَ فَقَالَ أَصْحَابُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَوَلَيْسَ نَحْنُ إِخْوَانَكَ؟ قَالَ أَنْتُمْ أَصْحَابِي وَلَكِنْ إِخْوَانِي الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِي وَلَمْ يَرَوْنِي  

“Peace be upon you, abode of believing people. We will join you soon, if Allah wills.” Then he said: “Would that we could see our brothers.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, are we not your brothers?” He said: “You are my Companions. My brothers are those who will come after me. I will reach the Cistern ahead of you.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, how will you recognize those of your nation who have not yet come?” He said: “If a man has a horse with a blaze on its forehead and white feet, don’t you think that he will recognize it among horses that are deep black in color?” They said: “Of course.” He said: “On the Day of Resurrection they will come with radiant faces, hands, and feet, because of the traces of ablution.” He said: “I will reach the Cistern ahead of you.” Then he said: “Men will be driven away from my Cistern just as stray camels are driven away. And I will call to them: ‘Come here!’ But it will be said: ‘They changed after you were gone, and they kept turning on their heels.’ So I will say: “Be off with you!” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4306)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ أَتَى إِلَى الْمَقْبَرَةِ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْمَقْبَرَةِ فَقَالَ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ دَارَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَدِدْتُ أَنَّا قَدْ رَأَيْنَا إِخْوَانَنَا قَالَ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَلَسْنَا بِإِخْوَانِكَ؟ قَالَ بَلْ أَنْتُمْ أَصْحَابِي وَإِخْوَانِي الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَأْتُوا بَعْدُ وَأَنَا فَرَطُهُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَيْفَ تَعْرِفُ مَنْ لَمْ يَأْتِ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ بَعْدُ؟ قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا كَانَ لَهُ خَيْلٌ غُرٌّ مُحَجَّلَةٌ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيْ خَيْلٍ بُهْمٍ دُهْمٍ أَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَعْرِفُهَا؟ قَالُوا بَلَى قَالَ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَأْتُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ غُرًّا مُحَجَّلِينَ مِنْ أَثَرِ الْوُضُوءِ وَأَنَا فَرَطُهُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَلَا لَيُذَادَنَّ رِجَالٌ مِنْكُمْ عَنْ حَوْضِي كَمَا يُذَادُ الْبَعِيرُ الضَّالُّ أُنَادِيهِمْ أَلَا هَلُمَّ فَيُقَالُ إِنَّهُمْ بَدَّلُوا بَعْدَكَ فَأَقُولُ سُحْقًا سُحْقًا  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to the graveyard and said: "Peace be upon you! The abode of the believing people and we, if God so wills, are about to join you. I love to see my brothers." They (the hearers) said: Aren't we your brothers, O Messenger of Allah? He said: You are my companions, and our brothers are those who have, so far, not come into the world. They said: Messenger of Allah, how would you recognise those persons of your Ummah who have not yet been born? He said: Supposing a man had horses with white blazes on foreheads and legs among horses which were all black, tell me, would he not recognise his own horses? They said: Certainly, O Messenger of Allah. He said: They would come with white faces and arms and legs owing to ablution, and I would arrive at the Cistern before them. Some people would be driven away from my Cistern as the stray camel is driven away. I would call out: Come, come. Then it would be said (to me): These people changed themselves after you, and I would say: Be off, be off. (Using translation from Muslim 249a)  

خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْمَقْبَرَةِ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى أَهْلِهَا قَالَ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ دَارَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ وَدِدْتُ أَنَّا قَدْ رَأَيْنَا إِخْوَانَنَا قَالُوا أَوَلَسْنَا بإِخْوَانَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ بَلْ أَنْتُمْ أَصْحَابِي وَإِخْوَانِي الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَأْتُوا بَعْدُ وَأَنَا فَرَطُهُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ قَالُوا وَكَيْفَ تَعْرِفُ مَنْ لَمْ يَأْتِ بَعْدُ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا لَهُ خَيْلٌ غُرٌّ مُحَجَّلَةٌ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَيْ خَيْلٍ دُهْمٍ بُهْمٍ أَلَا يَعْرِفُ خَيْلَهُ؟ قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَأْتُونَ غُرًّا مُحَجَّلِينَ مِنَ الْوُضُوءِ يَقُولُهَا ثَلَاثًا وَأَنَا فَرَطُهُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ أَلَا لَيُذَادَنَّ رِجَالٌ عَنْ حَوْضِي كَمَا يُذَادُ الْبَعِيرُ الضَّالُّ أُنَادِيهِمْ أَلَا هَلُمَّ فَيُقَالُ إِنَّهُمْ قَدْ بَدَّلُوا بَعْدَكَ فَأَقُولُ سُحْقًا سُحْقًا  

“Peace be upon you, abode of believing people. We will join you soon, if Allah wills.” Then he said: “Would that we could see our brothers.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, are we not your brothers?” He said: “You are my Companions. My brothers are those who will come after me. I will reach the Cistern ahead of you.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, how will you recognize those of your nation who have not yet come?” He said: “If a man has a horse with a blaze on its forehead and white feet, don’t you think that he will recognize it among horses that are deep black in color?” They said: “Of course.” He said: “On the Day of Resurrection they will come with radiant faces, hands, and feet, because of the traces of ablution.” He said: “I will reach the Cistern ahead of you.” Then he said: “Men will be driven away from my Cistern just as stray camels are driven away. And I will call to them: ‘Come here!’ But it will be said: ‘They changed after you were gone, and they kept turning on their heels.’ So I will say: “Be off with you!” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4306)   

حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ دَخَلَ الْمَقْبَرَةَ فَقَالَ «السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ دَارَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ إِخْوَانَنَا» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَسْنَا إِخْوَانَكَ؟ قَالَ «بَلْ أَصْحَابِي وَإِخْوَانُنَا الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَأْتُوا بَعْدُ وَأَنَا فَرَطُكُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ تَعْرِفُ مَنْ يَأْتِي بَعْدَكَ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ؟ فَقَالَ «أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ كَانَتْ لِرَجُلٍ خَيْلٌ غُرٌّ مُحَجَّلَةٌ فِي خَيْلٍ دُهْمٍ بُهْمٍ أَلَا يَعْرِفُ خَيْلَهُ؟ » قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «فَإِنَّهُمْ يَأْتُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ غُرًّا مُحَجَّلِينَ مِنَ الْوُضُوءِ وَأَنَا فَرَطُهُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ فَلَيُذَادَنَّ رِجَالٌ عَنْ حَوْضِي كَمَا يُذَادُ الْبَعِيرُ الضَّالُّ أُنَادِيهِمْ أَلَا هَلُمَّ أَلَا هَلُمَّ فَيُقَالُ إِنَّهُمْ قَدْ بَدَّلُوا بَعْدَكَ فَأَقُولُ فَسُحْقًا فَسُحْقًا فَسُحْقًا»  

“Peace be upon you, abode of believing people. We will join you soon, if Allah wills.” Then he said: “Would that we could see our brothers.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, are we not your brothers?” He said: “You are my Companions. My brothers are those who will come after me. I will reach the Cistern ahead of you.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, how will you recognize those of your nation who have not yet come?” He said: “If a man has a horse with a blaze on its forehead and white feet, don’t you think that he will recognize it among horses that are deep black in color?” They said: “Of course.” He said: “On the Day of Resurrection they will come with radiant faces, hands, and feet, because of the traces of ablution.” He said: “I will reach the Cistern ahead of you.” Then he said: “Men will be driven away from my Cistern just as stray camels are driven away. And I will call to them: ‘Come here!’ But it will be said: ‘They changed after you were gone, and they kept turning on their heels.’ So I will say: “Be off with you!” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4306)   

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ إِلَى الْمَقْبُرَةِ فَقَالَ «السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ دَارَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ إِخْوَانَنَا» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَسْنَا إِخْوَانَكَ قَالَ «بَلْ أَنْتُمْ أَصْحَابِي وَإِخْوَانُنَا الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَأْتُوا بَعْدُ وَأَنَا فَرَطُهُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ تَعْرِفُ مَنْ يَأْتِي بَعْدَكَ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ؟ قَالَ «أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ كَانَ لِرَجُلٍ خَيْلٌ غُرٌّ مُحَجَّلَةٌ فِي خَيْلٍ دُهْمٍ بُهْمٍ أَلَا يَعْرِفُ خَيْلَهُ؟ » قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «فَإِنَّهُمْ يَأْتُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ غُرًّا مُحَجَّلِينَ مِنَ الْوُضُوءِ وَأَنَا فَرَطُهُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ فَلَيُذَادَنَّ رِجَالٌ عَنْ حَوْضِي كَمَا يُذَادُ الْبَعِيرُ الضَّالُّ أُنَادِيهِمْ أَلَا هَلُمَّ أَلَا هَلُمَّ فَيُقَالُ إِنَّهُمْ بَدَّلُوا بَعْدَكَ فَأَقُولُ فَسُحْقًا فَسُحْقًا فَسُحْقًا»  

"Peace be upon you, abode of believing people. If Allah wills, we shall join you soon. Would that I had seen our brothers." They said: "O Messenger of Allah, are we not your brother?" He said: "You are my Companions. My brothers are those who have not come yet. And I will reach the Hawd before you." They said: "O Messenger of Allah, how will you know those of your Ummah who come after you?" He said: "Don't you think that if a man has a horse with a white blaze and white feet among horses that are solid black, he will recognize his horse?" They said: "Of course." He said: "They will come on the Day of Resurrection with glittering white faces and glittering white hands and feet because of Wudu', and I will reach the Hawd before them." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 150)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ إِلَى الْمَقْبُرَةِ فَقَالَ «السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ دَارَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ إِخْوَانَنَا» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَلَسْنَا بِإِخْوَانِكَ؟ قَالَ «بَلْ أَنْتُمْ أَصْحَابِي وَإِخْوَانُنَا الَّذِي لَمْ يَأْتُوا بَعْدُ وَأَنَا فَرَطُهُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَيْفَ تَعْرِفُ مَنْ يَأْتِي بَعْدَكَ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ؟ قَالَ «أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ كَانَ لِرَجُلٍ خَيْلٌ غُرٌّ مُحَجَّلَةٌ فِي خَيْلٍ دُهْمٍ بُهْمٍ أَلَا يُعْرَفُ خَيْلَهُ؟» قَالُوا بَلَى قَالَ «فَإِنَّهُمْ يَأْتُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ غُرًّا مُحَجَّلِينَ مِنْ الْوُضُوءِ وَأنا فَرَطُهُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ»  

“Peace be upon you, abode of believing people. We will join you soon, if Allah wills.” Then he said: “Would that we could see our brothers.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, are we not your brothers?” He said: “You are my Companions. My brothers are those who will come after me. I will reach the Cistern ahead of you.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, how will you recognize those of your nation who have not yet come?” He said: “If a man has a horse with a blaze on its forehead and white feet, don’t you think that he will recognize it among horses that are deep black in color?” They said: “Of course.” He said: “On the Day of Resurrection they will come with radiant faces, hands, and feet, because of the traces of ablution.” He said: “I will reach the Cistern ahead of you.” Then he said: “Men will be driven away from my Cistern just as stray camels are driven away. And I will call to them: ‘Come here!’ But it will be said: ‘They changed after you were gone, and they kept turning on their heels.’ So I will say: “Be off with you!” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4306)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَتَى الْمَقْبَرَةَ فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ دَارَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ وَدِدْتُ أَنَّا قَدْ رَأَيْنَا إِخْوَانَنَا قَالُوا أَوَ لَسْنَا إِخْوَانَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ بَلْ أَنْتُمْ أَصْحَابِي وَإِخْوَانِي الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَأْتُوا بَعْدُ قَالُوا كَيْفَ تَعْرِفُ مَنْ لَمْ يَأْتِ بَعْدُ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا لَهُ خَيْلٌ غُرٌّ مُحَجَّلُونَ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَيْ خَيْلٍ دُهْمٍ بُهْمٍ أَلَا يَعْرِفُ خَيْلَهُ؟ قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَأْتُونَ غُرًّا مُحَجَّلِينَ مِنَ الْوُضُوءِ وَأَنَا فَرَطُهُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ أَلَا لَيُذَادَنَّ رِجَالٌ عَنْ حَوْضِي كَمَا يُذَادُ الْبَعِيرُ الضَّالُّ أُنَادِيهِمْ أَلَا هَلُمَّ فَيُقَالُ إِنَّهُمْ قَدْ بَدَّلُوا بَعْدَكَ فَأَقُولُ سُحْقًا سُحْقًا  

“Peace be upon you, abode of believing people. We will join you soon, if Allah wills.” Then he said: “Would that we could see our brothers.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, are we not your brothers?” He said: “You are my Companions. My brothers are those who will come after me. I will reach the Cistern ahead of you.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, how will you recognize those of your nation who have not yet come?” He said: “If a man has a horse with a blaze on its forehead and white feet, don’t you think that he will recognize it among horses that are deep black in color?” They said: “Of course.” He said: “On the Day of Resurrection they will come with radiant faces, hands, and feet, because of the traces of ablution.” He said: “I will reach the Cistern ahead of you.” Then he said: “Men will be driven away from my Cistern just as stray camels are driven away. And I will call to them: ‘Come here!’ But it will be said: ‘They changed after you were gone, and they kept turning on their heels.’ So I will say: “Be off with you!” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4306)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ إِلَى الْمَقْبَرَةِ فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ دَارَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ إِخْوَانِنَا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَوَلَسْنَا بِإِخْوَانِكَ؟ قَالَ بَلْ أَنْتُمْ أَصْحَابِي وَإِخْوَانُنَا الَّذِينَ لَمْ يأْتُوا بَعْدُ وَأَنَا فَرَطُهُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَيْفَ تَعْرِفُ مَنْ يأْتِي بَعْدَكَ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ؟ قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ كَانَ لِرَجُلٍ خَيْلٌ غُرٌّ مُحَجَّلَةٌ فِي خَيْلٍ دُهْمٍ بُهْمٍ أَلَا يعْرَفُ خَيْلَهُ؟ قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَأْتُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ غُرًّا مُحَجَّلِينَ مِنَ الْوُضُوءِ وَأَنَا فَرَطُهُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ فَلَيُذَادَنَّ رِجَالٌ عَنْ حَوْضِي كَمَا يُذَادُ الْبَعِيرُ الضَّالُّ أُنَادِيهِمْ أَلَا هَلُمَّ أَلَا هَلُمَّ أَلَا هَلُمَّ ثَلَاثًا فَيُقَالَ إِنَّهُمْ قَدْ بَدَّلُوا فَأَقُولُ فَسُحْقًا فَسُحْقًا فَسُحْقًا 389 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُوسَى ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْجُنَيْدِ نا الْأَنْصَارِيُّ يَعْنِي إِسْحَاقَ بْنَ مُوسَى نا مَعْنٌ نا مَالِكٌ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ  

[Machine] Meeting my brothers is dearer to me than meeting my family. My family calls me "Oh, father! Oh, father!" and my brothers invoke Allah for me with a supplication in which I hope for good.  

لِقَاءُ إِخْوَانِي أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ لِقَاءِ أَهْلِي أَهْلِي يَقُولُونَ يَا أَبِي يَا أَبِي وَإِخْوَانِي يُدْعَوْنَ اللَّهَ لِي بِدَعْوَةٍ أَرْجُو فِيهَا الْخَيْرَ  

"لَيتَنِي لَقِيتُ إِخُوَانِي، فَإِنِّي أُحِبُّهُمْ، فَقَال أَبُو بَكْرٍ: أَلَيسَ نَحْنُ إِخْوَانَكَ؟ قَال: لَا، أَنْتُمْ أَصْحَابِى، إِخْوَانِي الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَرَوْنِي وَآمَنُوا بي وَصَدَّقونِي وَأَحَبُّونِي، حَتَّى إِنِّي أَحَبُّ إِلَى أَحَدِهِمْ مِنْ وَالِدِهِ وَوَلَدِهِ، أَلا تُحبُّ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ قَوْمًا أَحَبُّوكَ بِحُبِّى إِيَّاكَ؟ قَال: بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ الله، قَال: فَأَحِبَّهُمْ مَا أَحَبُّوكَ بِحُبِّى إِيَّاكَ".  

"وَدِدْتُ أنِّي لَقِيتُ إِخْوَانِي، قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ: أَلَسْنَا إِخْوَانَكَ؟ قَال: أَنْتُمْ أَصْحَابِي، وَإِخْوَانِي قَوْمٌ يَجِيئُون مِنْ بَعْدِي يُؤْمِنُونَ بِي وَلَمْ يَرَوْنِي، ثُمَّ قَال: يَا أبَا بَكْرٍ أَلا تُحِبُّ قَوْمًا بَلَغَهُمْ أَنَّكَ تُحِبُّنِي فَأَحَبُّوكَ بِحُبِّكَ إِيَّاى؟ فَأَحِبَّهُمْ أَحبهُمْ اللهُ".  

"يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ: ليت أَنِّى لَقِيتُ إِخْوَانِي؛ فَإِنِّي أُحِبُّهُمْ، لَمْ يَرَوْنِي وَصَدَّقُوا بِي وَأَحَبُّونِي حَتَّى أَنِّى لأَحَبُّ إِلَى أَحَدِهِمْ مِنْ والِدِهِ وَوَلَدِهِ".  

"وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي لَقِيتُ إِخْوَانِي الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِي وَلَمْ يَروْنِي".  

" عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ : لَيْتَنِى أَرَى إِخْوَانِى وَرَدُوا عَلَىَّ الْحَوْضَ فَأَسْتَقْبِلُهُمْ بالآنِيَةِ فِيهَا الشَّرَابُ فَأَسْقِيهُمْ مِن حَوْضِى قَبْلَ أَن يَدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ: يَا رَسُولَ الله: أَوَلَسْنَا إِخْوَانَكَ؟ قَالَ: أَنْتُمْ أَصْحَابِى، وَإخْوَانِى مَنْ آمَنَ بِى وَلَمْ يَرَنِى، إِنِّى سَأَلْتُ رَبِّى أَنْ يقرَّ عَيْنِى بِكُمْ وَبِمَنْ آمَنَ بِى وَلَمْ يَرَنِى ".  

"لَيتَنِى أَرَى إِخوانِى وَرَدُوا عَلَى الْحَوْضِ فَأَسْتَقْبِلَهُمْ بِالآنِيَةِ فِيهَا الشَّرَابُ، فَأَسْقِيَهُمْ مِنْ حَوْضِى قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ، قِيلَ: يَا رَسُولَ الله؛ أَلَسْنَا إِخْوَانَكَ؟ قَال: أَنْتُمْ أَصْحَابِى، وَإِخْوَانِى مَنْ آمَنَ بِى وَلَمْ يَرَنِى، إِنِّي سَأَلْتُ رَبِّى أَنْ يُقِرَّ عَينِى بِكُمْ وَبِمَنْ آمَنَ بى وَلَمْ يَرَنِى".  

"السَّلامُ عليكم دارَ قوم مؤْمنين، وإنَّا إِنْ شاءَ الله بِكُم لاحقون: وَددتُ أَنَّا قد رأَينَا إِخْوَاننَا قالوا: أَوَلَسْنَا إِخَوانَكَ يا رسولَ اللهِ؟ قال. بلْ أَنْتُم أصحابى، وإخْوَانُنَا (الذين) لَمْ يَأتوا بَعْد قالوا: كَيف تَعْرِفُ منَ لَمْ يأتِ بَعْدُ من أُمَّتِكَ؟ قال: أرأيتَ لو أنَّ رَجُلًا لَهُ خيلٌ غُرٌّ مُحَجَّلَةٌ بين ظَهْرَيْ خَيل دُهْمٍ بُهْمٍ أَلا يَعْرِفُ خَيلَه؟ قالُوا: بلى، قال: فإِنَّهم يأتون يَومَ القيامةِ غُرًّا مُحجَلين من الوُضوءِ، وأنَا فَرطُهُمْ على الحَوْضِ، ألا لَيُذَادَنَّ رجالٌ عن (حوضى) كما يذادُ البعير الضَالُّ، أُنادِيهم: أَلا هَلُمَّ، ألا هَلُمَّ فَيُقَالُ: إِنّهم قد بدَّلُوا بَعْدَكَ، فأَقولُ: فَسُحْقًا، (فَسُحْقًا، فَسُحْقًا).  

"عَنْ عَبْد اللهِ بْن أَبِى أوْفَى أَنَّ رَسُولَ ﷺ قَالَ: إِنِّى لَمُشْتَاقٌ إِلَى إِخْوَانِى، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الخَطَّابِ يَا رَسُولَ الله: أَلَسْنَا إِخْوَانَكَ؟ قَالَ: لا، أَنْتُمْ أَصْحَابى، إِخَوانى قَوْمٌ آمَنُوا بِى وَلَمْ يَرَوْنى، فَجَاءَ أبُو بَكْرٍ فَأَخْبَرَهُ عُمَرُ بِالَّذِى قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ ألا تُحِبُّ قَومًا بَلَغَهُمْ أنَّكَ تُحِبُّنِى فَأحَبُّوك فَأَحَبَّهُمُ الله - ﷻ - ".  

[Machine] "When will I meet my brothers? They said: 'Aren't we your brothers?' He said: 'Indeed, you are my companions, and my brothers are those who believed in me without having seen me. I long to meet them.'"  

"مَتَى أَلْقَى إِخْوَانِي؟ قَالُوا: ألَسْنَا إِخوَانَكَ (*)؟ قال: بَلْ أَنْتُم أَصْحَابِي، وإِخْوَانِي الَّذِين آمنُوا بِي ولَمْ يَرَونِي أَنَا إِلَيهِمْ بالأَشْواقِ".