Our Brothers...

Aboo Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet (sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said:

"I only wish that I could have seen our brothers."

So then the Companions asked, "Aren't we your brothers, O Messenger of Allaah?" To which he replied:

"Your are my companions, our brothers are those who have not come yet."

And they are further described in the following hadeeth:

"Some people who come after me will be from the strongest of my nation in love for me, one of them would give up their families and wealth just to see me."

[Muslim (8/145,8/150)]