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Sahih Muslim 2535c (Book 44, Hadith 306) #13556
Best Generations of Muslims and Taking Oaths

SUMMARY: The best generation of the Muslim community is the one to which Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was sent, followed by the next generation. People should not take oaths unless asked to do so.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Imran b. Husain through another chain of transmitters (and the words are): The best generation of this Umma is the generation to which I have been sent, then the next one, and there is an addition in the hadith transmitted on the authority of Abu 'Awana (and the words are): And Allah knows best whether he made a mention of the third (generation) or not; the rest of the hadith is the same as transmitted by Zahdam on the authority of 'Imran. And in the hadith transmitted by Hisham on the authority of Qatada there is an addition of these words: They take an oath whereas they are not asked to take.
وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ الأُمَوِيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي كِلاَهُمَا، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ‏"‏ خَيْرُ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ الْقَرْنُ الَّذِينَ بُعِثْتُ فِيهِمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ زَادَ فِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ قَالَ وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ أَذَكَرَ الثَّالِثَ أَمْ لاَ ‏.‏ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ زَهْدَمٍ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ وَزَادَ فِي حَدِيثِ هِشَامٍ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ‏"‏ وَيَحْلِفُونَ وَلاَ يُسْتَحْلَفُونَ

TOPICS
generations  *  oaths  *  prophetmuhammad  *  tabaqat  *  yamin  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect your elders , Take your oathes seriously , Be mindful when making promises .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about generations in the Muslim community and taking oaths. It states that the best generation is that to which Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was sent, followed by the next one. It also mentions that people should not take oaths unless asked to do so. This hadith teaches us about respecting our elders as well as being mindful when making promises or taking an oath - we should only do it if we are asked to do so or if it is absolutely necessary for a situation at hand. We must remember that our words have power and can be taken seriously even if they are said casually or jokingly - thus we must be careful with what we say!

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