Hadith 15966

Yahya related to me from Malik from al-Ala ibn Abd ar-Rahman fromhis father from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, went to the burial grounds and said,"Peace be upon you, home of a people who believe! We shall be amongyou, Allah willing. I wish that I had seen our brothers!" The peoplewith him said, "Messenger of Allah! Are we not your brothers?" "No,"he said, "You are my companions. Our brothers are those who have notyet come. And I will precede them to the Hawd. (The Hawd:
the wateringplace of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, fromwhich he will give to the people of his community on the day ofrising.)" They asked him, "Messenger of Allah! How will you recognisethose of your community who come after you?"He said,"Doesn't a man who has horses with white legs and white blazes ontheir foreheads among totally black horses recognise which ones arehis own?" They said, "Of course, Messenger of Allah." He went on,"Even so will they come on the day of rising with white marks on theirforeheads, hands and feet from wudu, and I will precede them to theHawd. Some men will be driven away from the Hawd as if they werestraying camels and I shall call out to them, 'Will you not come? Willyou not come? Will you not come?' and someone will say, 'They changedthings after you,' so I shall say, 'Then away with them, away withthem, away with them!' "