It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Let me never find that I am disputed over regarding one of you at the Pool (al-Kawthar) (that is, he is taken away from me), and I say: 'This is one of my Companions,' but the reply comes: 'Indeed, you do not know what new things they introduced (into the religion) after you.'"
Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Prophet of Allah, pray to Allah that He does not make me one of them." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You are not one of them."
No one narrated this hadith from Muslim bin Mishkam (may Allah have mercy on him) except Yazid bin Abi Maryam (may Allah have mercy on him).
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الألف / 397
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده حسن
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