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Sahih al-Bukhari 6428 (Book 81, Hadith 17) #6177
The Best People of Each Generation

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ said that the best people are his contemporaries and those who come after them, but warned that there will be treacherous people who will not fulfill their vows and be untrustworthy.

Narrated Zahdam bin Mudarrib: 'Imran bin Husain said: The Prophet said, "The best people are my contemporaries (ie, the present (my) generation) and then those who come after them (ie, the next generation)"'.Imran added: I am not sure whether the Prophet repeated the statement twice after his first saying. The Prophet added, "And after them there will come people who will bear witness, though they will not be asked to give their witness; and they will be treacherous and nobody will trust them, and they will make vows, but will not fulfill them, and fatness will appear among them".
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَمْرَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي زَهْدَمُ بْنُ مُضَرِّبٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عِمْرَانَ بْنَ حُصَيْنٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ قَالَ ‏"‏ خَيْرُكُمْ قَرْنِي، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ عِمْرَانُ فَمَا أَدْرِي قَالَ النَّبِيُّ بَعْدَ قَوْلِهِ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثًا ‏"‏ ثُمَّ يَكُونُ بَعْدَهُمْ قَوْمٌ يَشْهَدُونَ وَلاَ يُسْتَشْهَدُونَ، وَيَخُونُونَ وَلاَ يُؤْتَمَنُونَ، وَيَنْذِرُونَ وَلاَ يَفُونَ وَيَظْهَرُ فِيهِمُ السِّمَنُ

TOPICS
generations  *  trustworthiness  *  vows

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive to be among the best of your generation, Keep your promises/vows
EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is discussing the best people of each generation. He states that his contemporaries are the best people, followed by those who come after them. However, he warns that there will also be treacherous people in future generations who cannot be trusted and do not fulfill their vows. This hadith teaches us to strive to be among the best of our generation and to always keep our promises no matter what. It also reminds us to stay away from untrustworthy individuals as they can lead us astray from our goals in life.

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