Sahih Muslim Book - 44, Hadith - 6467

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ الضَّبِّيُّ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِزُهَيْرٍ ، قَالاَ : حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعَ عَمْرٌو جَابِرًا ، يُخْبِرُ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : يَأْتِي عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ ، يَغْزُو فِئَامٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ ، فَيُقَالُ لَهُمْ : فِيكُمْ مَنْ رَأَى رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ : نَعَمْ ، فَيُفْتَحُ لَهُمْ ، ثُمَّ يَغْزُو فِئَامٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ ، فَيُقَالُ لَهُمْ : فِيكُمْ مَنْ رَأَى مَنْ صَحِبَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ : نَعَمْ ، فَيُفْتَحُ لَهُمْ ، ثُمَّ يَغْزُو فِئَامٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ ، فَيُقَالُ لَهُمْ : هَلْ فِيكُمْ مَنْ رَأَى مَنْ صَحِبَ مَنْ صَحِبَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ : نَعَمْ فَيُفْتَحُ لَهُمْ.

It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that the Prophet (s.a.w) said: "There will come to the people a time when groups of people will go out to fight, and it will be said to them: 'Is there anyone among you who saw the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)?' And they will say: 'Yes,' and victory will be granted to them. Then groups of people will go out to fight and it will be said to them: 'Is there anyone among you who saw anyone who accompanied the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)?' They will say: 'Yes,' and victory will be granted to them. Then groups of people will go out to fight and it will be said to them: 'Is there anyone among you who saw anyone who accompanied anyone who accompanied the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)?' They will say: 'Yes,' and victory will be granted to them."