The Messenger of Allah SallAllaahu 'Alayhi Wa Sallam said: “I wish that I could meet my brothers”. The Companions asked, ‘are we not your brothers?’ He SallAllaahu 'Alayhi Wa Sallam replied, “You are my companions, but my brothers are those who will believe in mewithout having seen me.” [Musnad Ahmad 12601, Hasan Lighairih by Al Aranout and Hasan by Albani in Silsilah Sahiha 2888]