Abu Sa'id al-Khudri told that when Allah's Messenger ﷺ 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 will put them at the back.”* * This has been explained as referring to their being denied Allah’s grace, or their lacking rank or knowledge. But cf. the tradition from 'A’isha at the end of Section III. Muslim transmitted it.