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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2303 (Book 35, Hadith 10) #27937
The Best Generations of People

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) said that the best generations of people are his own, followed by those who come after them, and then those who come after them. He also warned that lying will become widespread in the future.

Clarification of this is in the Hadith of 'Umar bin Al-Khattab, from the Prophet(s.a.w) who said: "The best of people are my generation, then those who follow them,then those who follow them. Then lying will spread, until a man testifies while his testimony was not requested, and a man will take an oath while an oath was not sought".
حَدِيثِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ ‏"‏ خَيْرُ النَّاسِ قَرْنِي ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ يَفْشُو الْكَذِبُ حَتَّى يَشْهَدَ الرَّجُلُ وَلاَ يُسْتَشْهَدُ وَيَحْلِفُ الرَّجُلُ وَلاَ يُسْتَحْلَفُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَمَعْنَى حَدِيثِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ‏"‏ خَيْرُ الشُّهَدَاءِ الَّذِي يَأْتِي بِشَهَادَتِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلَهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ هُوَ عِنْدَنَا إِذَا أُشْهِدَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى الشَّىْءِ أَنْ يُؤَدِّيَ شَهَادَتَهُ وَلاَ يَمْتَنِعَ مِنَ الشَّهَادَةِ هَكَذَا وَجْهُ الْحَدِيثِ عِنْدَ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ ‏.‏ كَمُلَ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كِتَابُ الشَّهَادَاتِ وَيَلِيهِ كِتَابُ الزُّهْدِ
TOPICS
generations  *  lying  *  testimony  *  oath

QUICK LESSONS:
Be honest & truthful in your dealings with others ; Strive for excellence ; Follow what is right & just
EXPLANATIONS:
According to this hadith from the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.), he said that his generation is the best of all generations and those who follow them are also good people as well as those who follow them afterwards too; however he warned about a time when lying will become widespread in society and people will give testimony or take an oath even when it was not requested from them. This hadith teaches us to be honest and truthful in our dealings with others so we can be part of a righteous society where truth prevails over falsehood and lies do not spread among us like wildfire; it also encourages us to strive for excellence in our lives so we can be part of a generation which is better than its predecessors and successors alike!

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