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Sunan Abi Dawud 680 (Book 2, Hadith 290) #20971
Leading by Example

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) warned his companions against the tendency of going to the back and advised them to come forward and lead by example.

Abu Sa’Id al-Khudri said; The Messenger of Allah saw a tendency among his companions to go to the back. He said to them; come forward and follow my lead, and let those who come after you follow your lead people will continue to keep to the back till Allah would put them at the back.
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْخُزَاعِيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَشْهَبِ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَأَى فِي أَصْحَابِهِ تَأَخُّرًا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ ‏ "‏ تَقَدَّمُوا فَائْتَمُّوا بِي وَلْيَأْتَمَّ بِكُمْ مَنْ بَعْدَكُمْ وَلاَ يَزَالُ قَوْمٌ يَتَأَخَّرُونَ حَتَّى يُؤَخِّرَهُمُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ

QUICK LESSONS:
Come forward and follow your leader's example; strive for excellence in your deeds; take initiative instead of being passive or following others blindly; be proactive in your actions.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about leading by example. The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) saw a tendency among his companions to go to the back and he warned them against it. He advised them to come forward and follow his lead so that those who come after them can follow their lead as well. This hadith teaches us that we should be proactive in our actions instead of being passive or following others blindly. We should strive for excellence in our deeds so that others can learn from us and benefit from our good examples. It also reminds us that Allah will eventually put those who do not take initiative at the back no matter how hard they try or how much they delay it.

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