Volume 5, Book 57, Number 1:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
“Allah’s Apostle said, “A time will come upon the people, when a group of people will wage a holy
war and it will be said, ‘Is there amongst you anyone who has accompanied Allah’s Apostle?’ They
will say, ‘Yes.’ And so victory will be bestowed on them. Then a time will come upon the people when
a group of people will wage a holy war, and it will be said, “Is there amongst you a none who has ac –
companied the companions of Allah’s Apostle?’ They will say, ‘Yes.’ And so victory will be bestowed
on them. Then a time will come upon the people when a group of people will wage a holy war, and
it will be said, “Is there amongst you anyone who has been in the company of the companions of the
companions of Allah’s Apostle ?’ They will say, ‘Yes.’ And victory will be bestowed on them.”