سنن أبي داود

Hadith 4657

Book 42: Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah)

كِتَاب السُّنَّةِ

Chapter 10

Chapter: Excellence Of The Companions Of The Prophet (saws).

باب فِي فَضْلِ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

English narration

Narrated by عمران بن حصين الأزدي

Imran bin 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.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ ، قَالَ : أَنْبَأَنَا . ح حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : "

خَيْرُ أُمَّتِي الْقَرْنُ الَّذِينَ بُعِثْتُ فِيهِمْ ، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ، وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ أَذَكَرَ الثَّالِثَ أَمْ لَا ، ثُمَّ يَظْهَرُ قَوْمٌ يَشْهَدُونَ وَلَا يُسْتَشْهَدُونَ ، وَيَنْذِرُونَ وَلَا يُوفُونَ ، وَيَخُونُونَ وَلَا يُؤْتَمَنُونَ ، وَيَفْشُو فِيهِمُ السِّمَنُ

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Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4657In-book: Book 42, Hadith 4657

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