Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah)
Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4657
خَيْرُ أُمَّتِي الْقَرْنُ الَّذِينَ بُعِثْتُ فِيهِمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ
khayru ummatī al-qarnu adh-dhīna buʿithtu fīhim thumma adh-dhīna yalūnahum thumma adh-dhīna yalūnahum
Transliteration generated from the Arabic vowel marks
The full narration
‘Imran b. Husain reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying :the best of my people is the generation in which I have been sent, then their immediate followers, then their immediate followers. Allah knows best whether he mentioned the third or not. After them will be people who will give testimony without being asked, who will make vows which they do not fulfill, who will be treacherous and not to be trusted, among whom fatness will appear
Source
Sunan Abī Dāwūd · 4657
- Sahih
- Sahih
- Sahih
- Sahih Muslim (2535)