It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Allah Almighty wills mercy for a nation among His servants, He takes the soul of its prophet before it, and makes him a forerunner and one who goes ahead to prepare for it. And when He wills the destruction of a nation, He punishes it while its prophet is alive and watching, so Allah Almighty cools the eyes of that prophet with its destruction, because they denied him and disobeyed his command."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith is not narrated from Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) except with this chain; al-Qawariri is alone in narrating it."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب العين / 4306
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:حسن
Hadith Takhrij«قال ابن عدي: هذا طريق حسن ورواه ثقات وقد أدخله قوم في صحاحهم «الكامل في الضعفاء، ج 2، ص 247»» «قال البخاري: أنكر ما روى بريد هذا الحديث وهذا طريق حسن ورواه ثقات وقد أدخله قوم في صحاحهم «الكامل في الضعفاء، ج 2، ص 245»» «أخرجه مسلم فى «صحيحه» برقم: 2288، وابن حبان فى «صحيحه» برقم: 6647، 7215، والبزار فى «مسنده» برقم: 3177»