Sahih al-Bukhari, 3557
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Qutayba bin Sa'id bin JamilfromY'aqub bin 'Abdur Rahmanfrom'Amr bin al-Harith bin Ya'qubfromSa'id bin Abi Sa'id (Kaysan)fromAbu Hurairah
Hadith text · Matn
بُعِثْتُ مِنْ خَيْرِ قُرُونِ بَنِي آدَمَ قَرْنًا فَقَرْنًا، حَتَّى كُنْتُ مِنَ الْقَرْنِ الَّذِي كُنْتُ فِيهِ
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English translation
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "I have been sent (as an Messenger) in the best of all the generations of Adam's offspring since their Creation."
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 61, Hadith 66
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 4, Book 56, Hadith 757 (deprecated numbering scheme)