Musnad Abi Ya'la 7312 — the Prophet ﷺ said: The example

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The example of the Muslims, the Jews and the Christians is like that of a man who hired some people to work for him for a day until night for a fixed wage. They worked until midday and then said: We have no need of the wage you fixed for us, and the work we have done is wasted. The man said to them: Do not do this; complete the rest of your day's work and receive your full wage. But they refused and abandoned the work. Then after them he hired other people and said: Work for the rest of the day, and you will get the wage I fixed for those first ones. So they worked until, when the time of the Asr prayer came, they too said: The work we have done is wasted, and keep for yourself the wage you fixed for us; we have no need of it. The man said: Complete the rest of your work, for only a very small part of the day is left now, then take your wage. But they too refused. Then he hired some other people, who worked for the rest of the day until the sun set, and they received the full reward, including the wages of both earlier groups. That is the example of the Jews and the Christians who abandoned the commands of Allah, and that is the example of the Muslims who accepted the guidance of Allah and the teachings brought by His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)."