127 hadith
The Prophet ﷺ said, "By the One in whose hand my soul is, you will surely follow the ways of those who came before you, exactly step by step."
أحمد 22878HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You will surely follow the ways of those who came before you, fathom by fathom, cubit by cubit, hand-span by hand-span, to the point that even if they entered the hole of a lizard, you would follow them in."…
ابن ماجه 3994HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "You will surely follow the ways of those who came before you, hand span by hand span and forearm by forearm, to the point that if they entered a lizard's hole, you would enter it too."
أحمد 10641SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "You will surely follow the ways of those who came before you, span by span and cubit by cubit, so much so that if one of them entered a lizard's hole, you would follow him in." The companions asked, "Messenger of Allah,…
الأعظمي 15867HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "You will surely follow the ways of those who came before you, hand-span by hand-span and forearm by forearm, until even if they entered the burrow of a lizard, you would follow them in." We asked, "Messenger of Allah,…
البخاري 7320SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You will surely follow the ways of those who came before you, span by span and cubit by cubit, so much so that if they entered the hole of a lizard, you would follow them in." We asked, "Messenger of Allah,…
مسلم 6783SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "You will surely follow the ways of those who came before you, hand-span by hand-span and forearm by forearm, until even if they entered a lizard's hole, you would follow them in." We asked, "Messenger of Allah, do you…
الأعظمي 12489SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You will surely follow the ways of those who came before you, hand span by hand span, cubit by cubit, and arm's length by arm's length, to the point that if one of them entered the hole of a lizard, you would…
الأعظمي 15868HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "You will surely follow the ways of those who came before you, hand-span by hand-span and forearm by forearm, to the point that if they entered a lizard's hole, you would follow them in." We asked, "Messenger of Allah,…
البخاري 3456SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "You will surely follow the ways of those who came before you, hand-span by hand-span and forearm by forearm, until even if they entered the hole of a lizard, you would follow them." We asked, "Messenger of Allah, do you…
الأعظمي 15862SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You will surely follow the ways of those who came before you, fathom for fathom, cubit for cubit, handspan for handspan, so much so that if they entered the hole of a lizard, you would enter it with them."…
أحمد 9819SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You will surely follow the ways of those who came before you, hand span by hand span and forearm by forearm, so much so that if they entered the burrow of a lizard, you would follow them in." We asked,…
أحمد 11800SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You will surely follow the ways of those who came before you, hand span by hand span and forearm by forearm, so much so that if they entered the burrow of a lizard, you would follow them in." We asked,…
أحمد 11843SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You will surely follow the ways of those who came before you, hand-span by hand-span, cubit by cubit, fathom by fathom, to the point that if one of them entered the hole of a lizard, you would enter it too."…
أحمد 10827SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You will surely follow the ways of those who came before you, hand span by hand span and forearm's length by forearm's length, so much so that if they entered the hole of a lizard, you would follow them in."…
مسلم 6781SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You will surely follow the ways of those who came before you, fathom by fathom, cubit by cubit, hand-span by hand-span, to the point that if they entered the hole of a lizard, you would enter it too." They…
الأعظمي 15863HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "By the One in whose hand my soul is, you will surely follow the ways of those who came before you, hand-span by hand-span, forearm by forearm, fathom by fathom, to the point that if they entered the burrow of a lizard,…
أحمد 8340SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The worst of this nation will surely follow the ways of those who came before them from the People of the Book, step by step, exactly as one arrow-feather matches another."
الأعظمي 15865HasanHe narrated to him from the hadith of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "The worst of this nation will surely follow the ways of those who came before them from the People of the Book, step by step, exactly matching feather to feather."
أحمد 17135DaifThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Follow my lead, so that those who come after you will follow yours. For there will continue to be people who hang back until Allah [[r4]] casts them behind."
أحمد 11142SahihWhen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ set out for Hunayn, he passed by a tree belonging to the polytheists called Dhat Anwat, on which they used to hang their weapons. The companions said, "Messenger of Allah, designate for us a Dhat Anwat just as…
الترمذي 2180SahihI sat with Shaybah in this mosque, and he said, "Umar sat with me in this very spot where you are sitting now and said, 'I have resolved to leave no gold or silver in the Kabah without distributing it among the Muslims.'" I said, "You will…
البخاري 7275SahihI sat with Shayba bin Uthman, and he said, "Umar bin Khattab once sat in this very spot of yours and said, 'I have resolved to leave nothing of yellow or white in the Kaabah without distributing it among the people.'" I said to him, "That…
أحمد 15382SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned several hadith, among them the saying of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "People follow Quraysh in this matter. The Muslims among them follow the Muslims of Quraysh, and the disbelievers among them follow the…
مسلم 4702SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The people follow Quraysh in this matter. The best of them follow the best of Quraysh, and the worst of them follow the worst of Quraysh."
أحمد 7556SahihWhen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ set out for Khaybar, he passed by a tree belonging to the idolaters called Dhat Anwat, on which they used to hang their weapons. The people said, "Messenger of Allah, appoint for us a Dhat Anwat just as they…
الأعظمي 15866SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "People follow the Quraysh in this matter. The Muslims among them follow the Muslims of Quraysh, and the disbelievers among them follow the disbelievers of Quraysh."
أحمد 7306SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, and in the narration of Zuhayr it is traced back to the Prophet ﷺ, and Amr said it was reported, "The people are followers of Quraysh in this matter, their Muslims following their Muslims and their…
مسلم 4701SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The Children of Israil were governed by their prophets. Whenever one prophet passed away, another prophet succeeded him. But there will be no prophet after me among you." They asked, "What will happen then,…
ابن ماجه 2871SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "People follow Quraysh in this matter, their Muslims following the Muslims of Quraysh and their disbelievers following the disbelievers of Quraysh."
أحمد 8243SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You will surely follow the ways of the Children of Israil step by step and arm-length by arm-length, so much so that if a man from the Children of Israil entered the burrow of a lizard, you would follow them…
أحمد 11897DaifThe Prophet ﷺ said, "The Children of Israil were governed by the prophets. Whenever a prophet died, another prophet succeeded him. But there will be no prophet after me. There will be caliphs, and they will be many." The companions asked,…
الأعظمي 750SahihWith this chain of transmission, similar to the hadith of Layth. Ibn Shihab said, "They used to follow the most recent and then the most recent of his rulings, considering it the abrogating and decisive one."
مسلم 2607SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "People follow Quraysh in this matter. The Muslims among them follow the Muslims of Quraysh, and the disbelievers among them follow the disbelievers of Quraysh."
البخاري 3495SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "People follow Quraysh in this matter. The best of them follow the best of Quraysh, and the worst of them follow the worst of Quraysh."
أحمد 9593SahihI sat with Abu Hurayrah for five years and heard him narrate from the Prophet ﷺ that he said, "The children of Israil were governed by the prophets. Whenever a prophet died, another prophet succeeded him. But there will be no prophet after…
أحمد 7960SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "The Children of Israil were governed by the prophets. Whenever a prophet died, another prophet would succeed him. But there will be no prophet after me. Instead, there will be many caliphs." The companions asked, "What…
مسلم 4773SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The Hour will not arrive until my nation follows the ways of the nations and generations before them, hand-span by hand-span and arm's length by arm's length." A man asked, "Messenger of Allah, just as the…
أحمد 8805SahihI sat with Abu Hurayrah for five years and heard him narrate from the Prophet ﷺ, who said, "The Children of Israil were governed by the prophets. Whenever a prophet died, another prophet succeeded him. But there will be no prophet after me.…
البخاري 3455SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "People follow Quraysh in this matter. Their Muslims follow the Muslims of Quraysh, and their disbelievers follow the disbelievers of Quraysh."
الأعظمي 7685SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Leave me as I have left you. When I tell you something, take it from me. Those who came before you were destroyed only because of their excessive questioning and their disagreement with their prophets."
الترمذي 2679SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "The Children of Israil were governed by the prophets. Whenever one prophet died, another prophet succeeded him. But there will be no prophet after me. There will be caliphs, and they will be many." The companions asked,…
الأعظمي 7657SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "The Hour will not come until my nation takes up the ways of the generations before them, hand-span by hand-span and arm's length by arm's length." Someone asked, "Messenger of Allah, do you mean like the Persians and…
البخاري 7319SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "People follow Quraysh in this matter. Their disbelievers follow the disbelievers of Quraysh, and their Muslims follow the Muslims of Quraysh."
أحمد 9132SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Leave me as I have left you. What destroyed the People of the Book before you, or those who came before you, was their excessive disagreement with their prophets and their excessive questioning. So whatever I command…
أحمد 9887SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Allah [[r4]] prescribed Friday upon those who came before us, but they differed concerning it, and Allah guided us to it. So the people follow us in this. The Jews observe the next day, and the Christians the day…
أحمد 10362SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ noticed his companions hanging back, so he said to them, "Come forward and follow my lead, and let those behind you follow yours. People will keep lagging behind until Allah puts them behind."
الأعظمي 2311SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Leave me as I have left you. Those before you were destroyed only because of their excessive questioning and their disagreement with their prophets."
أحمد 10705SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The Hour will not come until my nation follows the ways of the nations and generations before it, inch by inch and yard by yard." They asked, "Messenger of Allah, like the Persians and the Romans?" He…
أحمد 8308SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah prescribed Friday upon those who came before us, but they differed concerning it, and Allah guided us to it. So the people follow us in this matter. The Jews have the day after tomorrow, and the…
أحمد 9041SahihMy ears heard and my heart retained from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he said, "People follow Quraysh. The righteous among them follow the righteous of Quraysh, and the wicked among them follow the wicked of Quraysh."
أحمد 790HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The Hour will not come until my nation follows the ways of the nations before them, hand-span by hand-span and forearm by forearm." A man asked, "Messenger of Allah, like the Persians and the Romans?" He…
أحمد 8433SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Leave me as I have left you." In Hammam's version, the wording is, "as you have been left. Those before you were destroyed only because..." Then they mentioned something similar to the hadith of Zuhri from Saeed and Abu…
مسلم 6115SahihThe Prophet ﷺ noticed some of his companions hanging back, so he said, "Come forward and follow my lead, and let those behind you follow your lead. People will keep falling behind until Allah [[r4]] puts them behind."
النسائي 796SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Leave me be as long as I leave you alone. What destroyed those before you was their excessive questioning and their disputing with their prophets. So when I forbid you something, avoid it, and when I command…
أحمد 8142SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ noticed his companions hanging back, so he said, "Come forward and follow my lead, and let those behind you follow your lead. People will keep falling behind until Allah causes them to fall behind."
أحمد 11511SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah [[r4]] prescribed Friday upon those who came before us, but they differed concerning it, and Allah guided us to it. So the people follow us in this matter. Today belongs to us, tomorrow belongs to the…
أحمد 10616SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah [[r4]] caused those before us to stray from Friday. The Jews had Saturday, and the Christians had Sunday. Then Allah brought us and guided us to Friday, so He made the order Friday, Saturday, and…
الأعظمي 3218SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ noticed his companions hanging back, so he said to them, "Come forward and follow my lead, and let those behind you follow your lead. People will keep hanging back until Allah [[r4]] puts them behind."
أبو داود 680SahihThe Prophet ﷺ noticed his companions hanging back, so he said, "Come forward and follow my lead, and let those behind you follow yours. People will keep falling behind until Allah [[r4]] casts them behind on the Day of Resurrection."
أحمد 11292Sahih