Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1090
وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ: رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي أَصْحَابِهِ تَأَخُّرًا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «تَقَدَّمُوا وَأْتَمُّوا بِي وَلْيَأْتَمَّ بِكُمْ مَنْ بَعْدَكُمْ لَا يَزَالُ قَوْمٌ يَتَأَخَّرُونَ حَتَّى يؤخرهم الله» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Saʿid al-Khudri reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) noticed some of his companions standing back. He said to them: “Come forward and follow my lead, and let those who come after you follow your lead. People will keep hanging back until Allah puts them at the back.” Muslim transmitted it.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic repeats the idea of remaining behind and being put behind; the wording is preserved without importing interpretations from the English witness’s footnote.