49/57. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3859 — The Best Generation Hadith
What Has Been Related About The Virtues Of One Who Saw The Prophet (SAW) And Accompanied Him
The Best Generation Hadith and Trustworthy Testimony
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3859
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3859
حَدَّثَنِي هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَبِيدَةَ، هُوَ السَّلْمَانِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " خَيْرُ النَّاسِ قَرْنِي ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي قَوْمٌ مِنْ بَعْدِ ذَلِكَ تَسْبِقُ أَيْمَانُهُمْ شَهَادَاتِهِمْ أَوْ شَهَادَاتُهُمْ أَيْمَانَهُمْ " . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عُمَرَ وَعِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ وَبُرَيْدَةَ . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
'Abdullah bin Mas'ud Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "The Best Generation Is My Generation, Then Those Who Follow Them, Then Those Who Follow Them. Then Comes A People After That Whose Swearing Precedes Their Testimony, Or Whose Testimony Precedes Their Swearing."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3859In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 259English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3859
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3859
This best generation hadith is narrated by Abdullah bin Mas'ud. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said that the best generation is his generation, then those who follow them, then those who follow them. After that, he mentioned people whose swearing precedes their testimony, or whose testimony precedes their swearing. The first part praises the earliest generations connected closely to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The second part warns about careless oaths and testimony. The text does not need added stories to be understood. For searches like best generation hadith or khayrunnas qarni hadith, the message is about the rank of the early Muslims and the need to be serious with oaths and witness.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم generation is described as the best generation.
- The next two generations are also given a high rank in this hadith.
- Oaths and testimony should not be treated carelessly.
