The Superiority of the Followers of the Followers over the Followers of the Previous Prophets

Question : Regarding the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "The best of scribes."

Answer : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I said that this indicates that the Companions of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) are also among the followers of Moses, the followers of Jesus, and the followers of our Prophet. I mean, does the conjunction that occurred refer to the generation after them and the generation after that generation? Does this mean that the Followers of the Followers are better than the followers of Moses and better than the followers of Jesus? Yes, this is a point of difficulty. Regarding his statement "then those who follow them," do we say that these latter ones are better than the followers of the other prophets? No. The Companions of the Prophet are better than the followers of the previous prophets, and their followers are better than the followers of the followers of the Messenger. The followers of the Messenger are better than the followers of the previous messengers, and so on.