Hadith 16977

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي أَسِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ دُرَيْكٍ ، عَنْ ابْنُ مُحَيْرِيزٍ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جُمُعَةَ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الصَّحَابَةِ : حَدِّثْنَا حَدِيثًا سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، أُحَدِّثُكُمْ حَدِيثًا جَيِّدًا ، تَغَدَّيْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَعَنَا أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَحَدٌ خَيْرٌ مِنَّا ، أَسْلَمْنَا مَعَكَ ، وَجَاهَدْنَا مَعَكَ ؟ قَالَ : " نَعَمْ ، قَوْمٌ يَكُونُونَ مِنْ بَعْدِكُمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِي وَلَمْ يَرَوْنِي "
Ibn Muhairiz says that I requested Hazrat Abu Jam'ah (may Allah be pleased with him) to narrate to me a hadith which he had heard from the Prophet (peace be upon him). He said: "Alright, I will tell you an excellent hadith. Once, we were partaking in the morning meal with the Prophet (peace be upon him), and Hazrat Abu Ubaidah bin Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him) was also with us. He said, 'O Messenger of Allah! Will there be anyone better than us? We accepted Islam at your hand and performed jihad in your company.' The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied: 'Yes! There will be a people who will come after you and will believe in me without having seen me.'"
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الشاميين / 16977
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