Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Abu Bakr bin Abi ShaybafromShja' bin Mkhld al-Flasfromal-Husain bin 'Ali bin al-Walid al-Ja'fifromZa'ida bin Qadama al-ThaqififromIsma'il bin 'Abdur Rahman al-Saddifrom'Abdullah bin Yasar al-Bahifrom'Aisha bint Abi Bakr
Hadith text · Matn
الْقَرْنُ الَّذِي أَنَا فِيهِ ثُمَّ الثَّانِي ثُمَّ الثَّالِثُ
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English translation
'A'isha reported that a person asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as to who amongst the people were the best. He said:
Of the generation to which I belong, then of the second generation (generation adjacent to my generation), then of the third generation (generation adjacent to the second generation).
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَشُجَاعُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لأَبِي بَكْرٍ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجُعْفِيُّ - عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَهِيِّ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَىُّ النَّاسِ خَيْرٌ قَالَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 44, Hadith 307
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 31, Hadith 6159 (deprecated numbering scheme)