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[Machine] "He said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked, 'Who are the best people?' He replied, 'I and those who are with me, then those who come after them, then those who come after them. Then it is as if he rejected those who remain.'"  

أحمد:٨٤٨٣حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ الْعَجْلَانَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَيُّ النَّاسِ خَيْرٌ؟ فَقَالَ أَنَا وَالَّذِينَ مَعِي ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ عَلَى الْأَثَرِ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ عَلَى الْأَثَرِ ثُمَّ كَأَنَّهُ رَفَضَ مَنْ بَقِيَ