5:117
“Never said I to them aught except what Thou didst
command me to say, to wit, ’worship Allah, my Lord and
your Lord’; and I was a witness over them whilst I dwelt
amongst them; when Thou didst take me up Thou wast the
Watcher over them, and Thou art a witness to all things.
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
Allah’s Messenger (S) delivered a sermon and said, “O people!
You will be gathered before Allah barefooted, naked and not
circumcised.” Then (quoting Qur’an) he said:– “As We began
the first creation, We shall repeat it. A promise We have
undertaken: Truly we shall do it..” (21.104) The Prophet (S)
then said, “The first of the human beings to be dressed on the
Day of Resurrection will be Abraham. Lo! Some men from my
followers will be brought and then (the angels) will drive them
to the left side (Hell-Fire). I will say. ’O my Lord! (They are)
my companions!’ Then a reply will come (from Almighty),
’You do not know what they did after you.’ I will say as the
pious slave (the Prophet (□) Jesus) said: And I was a witness
over them while I dwelt amongst them. When You took me up.
You were the Watcher over them and Youare a
Witness to all things.’ (5.117) Then it will be said, “These
people have continued to be apostates since you left them.”
References:
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4625
In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 147
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith
149 (deprecated numbering scheme)