What is the validity of the statement: “It is possible that someone who comes after the Companions is better than individual Companions”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is this statement correct, that the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) as a whole are better than those who came after them, whereas as for individual Companions, it is possible that someone who comes after them is better than them?
Answer:
This is a lie, this is a lie. There is no one better than the Companions, neither as individuals nor as groups. The Companions are the best generations of the Muslim community, both as individuals and as groups. It is sufficient for those who come after them to follow them and take their example. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is this statement correct, that the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) as a whole are better than those who came after them, whereas as for individual Companions, it is possible that someone who comes after them is better than them?
Answer:
This is a lie, this is a lie. There is no one better than the Companions, neither as individuals nor as groups. The Companions are the best generations of the Muslim community, both as individuals and as groups. It is sufficient for those who come after them to follow them and take their example. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [298 -560] ما صحة قول: قد يأتي من بعد الصحابة من هو أفضل من آحاد الصحابة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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