حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَا فَرَطُكُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ وَلَيُخْتَلَجَنَّ رِجَالٌ دُونِي فَأَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ أَصْحَابِي فَيُقَالُ إِنَّكَ لَا تَدْرِي مَا أَحْدَثُوا بَعْدَكَ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4351
It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin Mas'ood (RA) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: " I will reach the Cistern ahead of you, and some men will be snatched away from me, I will say: 'O Lord, my companions!' It will be said: 'You do not know what they did after you were gone.'"
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020