Abu Musa reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the parable of what Allah has sent to me is that of a man who came to his people and he said: O people, I have seen an army with my own eyes, and I give you a clear warning that you should flee to safety. A group among his people obeyed and fled to a place of safety. A group among them denied him and remained in their place. When morning came, the army attacked and destroyed them. That is the parable of one who obeys me and follows what I have been sent with, and one who disobeys me and denies the truth I have been sent with.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6617, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2283
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ مَثَلِي وَمَثَلَ مَا بَعَثَنِيَ اللَّهُ بِهِ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ أَتَى قَوْمَهُ فَقَالَ يَا قَوْمِ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ الْجَيْشَ بِعَيْنَيَّ وَإِنِّي أَنَا النَّذِيرُ الْعُرْيَانُ فَالنَّجَاءَ فَأَطَاعَهُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ فَأَدْلَجُوا فَانْطَلَقُوا عَلَى مُهْلَتِهِمْ وَكَذَّبَتْ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ فَأَصْبَحُوا مَكَانَهُمْ فَصَبَّحَهُمْ الْجَيْشُ فَأَهْلَكَهُمْ وَاجْتَاحَهُمْ فَذَلِكَ مَثَلُ مَنْ أَطَاعَنِي وَاتَّبَعَ مَا جِئْتُ بِهِ وَمَثَلُ مَنْ عَصَانِي وَكَذَّبَ مَا جِئْتُ بِهِ مِنْ الْحَقِّ
6617 صحيح البخاري كتاب الرقاق باب الانتهاء عن المعاصي
2283 صحيح مسلم كتاب الفضائل باب شفقته صلى الله عليه وسلم على أمته ومبالغته في تحذيرهم مما يضرهم