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Sahih al-Bukhari 6695 (Book 83, Hadith 72) #6439
The Best Generation

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ said that the best generation is his own, followed by those who come after them, and then those who come after them. He also warned of people who will be dishonest and untrustworthy.

Narrated Zahdam bin Mudarrab: 'Imran bin Hussain said, "The Prophet said, 'The best of you (people) are my generation, and the second best will be those who will follow them, and then those who will follow the second generation"'.Imran added, "I do not remember whether he mentioned two or three (generations) after his generation. He added, 'Then will come some people who will make vows but will not fulfill them; and they will be dishonest and will not be trustworthy, and they will give their witness without being asked to give their witness, and fatness will appear among them'. "
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو جَمْرَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا زَهْدَمُ بْنُ مُضَرِّبٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عِمْرَانَ بْنَ حُصَيْنٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ خَيْرُكُمْ قَرْنِي، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ـ قَالَ عِمْرَانُ لاَ أَدْرِي ذَكَرَ ثِنْتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثًا بَعْدَ قَرْنِهِ ـ ثُمَّ يَجِيءُ قَوْمٌ يَنْذُرُونَ وَلاَ يَفُونَ، وَيَخُونُونَ وَلاَ يُؤْتَمَنُونَ، وَيَشْهَدُونَ وَلاَ يُسْتَشْهَدُونَ، وَيَظْهَرُ فِيهِمُ السِّمَنُ

TOPICS
best  *  generation  *  vow  *  dishonest  *  trustworthy

QUICK LESSONS:
Be honest in your dealings with others; fulfill any promises you make; strive to make your generation better than those before you; respect your elders; practice good morals and values; stay away from dishonesty or untrustworthiness .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of generations and how each one should strive to be better than the last. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said that his own generation was the best one but he also mentioned that there would be generations to follow which would also have their own merits. He then warned against people who make promises they cannot keep or are dishonest in their dealings with others. It is important for us to remember this hadith when we think about our own actions and how we can strive to make our generation better than those before us. We should always try to be honest in our dealings with others and fulfill any promises we make so as not to bring dishonor upon ourselves or our families.

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