Hadith #265
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ
قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ عَجِبَ رَبُّنَا عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مِنْ رِجَالٍ يُقَادُونَ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ فِي السَّلَاسِلِ
Isnad Chain
عفان
حماد بن سلمة
English Translation
Affan narrated to us, Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us, he said Muhammad ibn Ziyad informed us, he said I heard Abu Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) saying: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: 'Take your ranks for prayer, for indeed I see you from behind my back.' And Hammad said: 'I see you from behind me just as I see you [from the front].'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 20, Hadith 265
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 8903
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-45293