Musnad Ahmad Hadith 11843

It is narrated from Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "You will surely follow the ways of those before you, handspan by handspan and arm's length by arm's length, so much so that if they enter a lizard's hole, you will also do the same." We said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)! Do you mean the Jews and the Christians?" The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Who else?" It is narrated from Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that a wolf attacked a goat and took it away. The shepherd went out in search of it and recovered it. The wolf sat on its tail and said... Then the narrator mentioned the entire hadith.