Sahih Muslim, 6467

Rapporté par Abu Sa’id Khudri : Le Messager d’Allah ﷺ a dit : « Un temps viendra où des groupes partiront combattre pour la cause d’Allah, et on leur demandera : “Y a-t-il parmi vous quelqu’un qui a vu le Messager d’Allah ﷺ ?” Ils répondront : “Oui”, et ils seront victorieux. Ensuite, d’autres partiront et on leur demandera : “Y a-t-il parmi vous quelqu’un qui a vu ceux qui ont eu le privilège de s’asseoir avec le Messager d’Allah ﷺ ?” Ils répondront : “Oui”, et ils seront victorieux. Puis un autre groupe partira et on leur demandera : “Y a-t-il parmi vous quelqu’un qui a vu une personne ayant vu ceux qui ont eu le privilège de s’asseoir avec le Messager d’Allah ﷺ ?” Ils répondront : “Oui”, et ils seront victorieux. »

Abu Sa'id Khudri reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying:A time would come for the people when groups of people would set out for fighting in the cause of Allah and it would be said to them: Is there one amongst you who saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)? And they would say: Yes, and they would be victorious. Then the people would set out for fighting in the cause of Allah and it would be said to them: Is there one amongst you who saw those (who have had the privilege of sitting in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)? And they would say: Yes, and victory would be granted to them. Then a group of persons would set out for fighting in the cause of Allah and it would be said to them: Is there one amongst you who saw one of those who saw those who (had the privilege) of sitting in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)? And they would say: Yes, and the Victory would be granted to them