It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ruwayfi' bin Thabit al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that dry and fresh dates were presented to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Companions ate them until nothing remained except the stones and the leftovers in which there was no good. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you know what this is? The better ones among you will depart one after another, until none will remain among you except people like these (in whom there is no good)." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it, and its authentic supporting narration (shahid) is the narration of Abu Humayd al-Ta'ini.