Sunan Ibn Majah 978
It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw that some of his Companions tended to stand in the rear, so he said:
“Come forward and follow me, and let those who are behind you follow your lead. If people continue to lag behind, Allah will put them back.”
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الأَشْهَبِ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ ﷺ ـ رَأَى فِي أَصْحَابِهِ تَأَخُّرًا فَقَالَ " تَقَدَّمُوا فَأْتَمُّوا بِي وَلْيَأْتَمَّ بِكُمْ مَنْ بَعْدَكُمْ لاَ يَزَالُ قَوْمٌ يَتَأَخَّرُونَ حَتَّى يُؤَخِّرَهُمُ اللَّهُ " .
Classification
Sahih (Authentic) [Darussalam]
References
Sunan Ibn Majah 978
Sunan Ibn Majah Vol. 2, Book of Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them, Hadith 978