وَعَنْهُ أَيْضًا قَالَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى الْمَقْبَرَةِ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى أَهْلِهَا قَالَ ”سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ دَارَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ وَدِدْتُ أَنَّا قَدْ رَأَيْنَا إِخْوَانَنَا“ قَالُوا أَوَلَسْنَا إِخْوَانَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ”بَلْ أَنْتُمْ أَصْحَابِي وَإِخْوَانِيَ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَأْتُوا بَعْدُ وَأَنَا فَرَطُكُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ“ قَالُوا وَكَيْفَ تَعْرِفُ مَنْ لَمْ يَأْتِ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ”أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا لَهُ خَيْلٌ غُرٌّ مُحَجَّلَةٌ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَيْ خَيْلٍ دُهْمٍ بُهْمٍ أَلَا يَعْرِفُ خَيْلَهُ“ قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ”فَإِنَّهُمْ يَأْتُونَ غُرًّا مُحَجَّلِينَ مِنَ الْوُضُوءِ يَقُولُهَا ثَلَاثًا وَأَنَا فَرَطُكُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ أَلَا لَيُذَادَنَّ رِجَالٌ عَنْ حَوْضِي كَمَا يُذَادُ الْبَعِيرُ الضَّالُّ أُنَادِيهِمْ أَلَا هَلُمَّ أَلَا هَلُمَّ فَيُقَالُ إِنَّهُمْ قَدْ بَدَّلُوا بَعْدَكَ فَأَقُولُ سُحْقًا سُحْقًا“
It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went towards the graveyard and, greeting the people of the graveyard, said: "Peace be upon you, O abode of believing people! And indeed, if Allah wills, we shall join you." I wish I could see my brothers. Hearing this, the noble Companions said: O Messenger of Allah! Are we not your brothers? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You are my Companions; my brothers are those who have not yet come, and I will precede you at the Hawd (the Pond), (that is, I will go before you and wait for you). The Companions asked: O Messenger of Allah! How will you recognize those people of your Ummah who have not yet come? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: What do you think, if a man has a horse with white markings on its legs and forehead among all black horses, will that man not recognize his horse? The Companions said: Why not, O Messenger of Allah! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When my Ummah will come, their faces, hands, and feet will be shining because of ablution. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) repeated this sentence three times, and I will precede you at the Hawd and wait for you. Beware! Some people will be turned away from my Hawd just as a lost camel is driven away, and I will call out to them: Beware! Come here, come here. But in response, it will be said to me: These people changed the religion after you, then I will also say: May they be destroyed, may they be destroyed.