Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1954
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْخَيْرِ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَرَجَ يَوْمًا فَصَلَّى عَلَى أَهْلِ أُحُدٍ صَلاَتَهُ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ إِلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ " إِنِّي فَرَطٌ لَكُمْ وَأَنَا شَهِيدٌ عَلَيْكُمْ " .
Qutaybah narrated to us, saying: al-Layth narrated to us, from Yazid, from Abu al-Khayr, from ‘Uqbah, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) went out one day and prayed over the people of Uhud as one prays over the dead. Then he returned to the pulpit and said: ‘I am your forerunner, and I am a witness over you.’
Translation notes
The word فَرَطٌ means one who goes ahead as a forerunner; the phrasing is retained without adding a doctrinal explanation.