Defining the Virtuous Generations by Years
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih al-Bukhari 3651, the hadith, what is the definition of these generations in terms of years?
Answer:
There is disagreement regarding the generation (qarn). The well-known view is that it is one hundred years. The well-known view is that a generation is one hundred years. And the length of a generation is a people’s generation, even if it does not reach one hundred years. A people’s generation. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
The best people are those living in my generation, and then those who will follow them, and then those who will follow the latter
خير الناس قرني ثم الذين يلونهم ثم الذين يلونهمAnswer:
There is disagreement regarding the generation (qarn). The well-known view is that it is one hundred years. The well-known view is that a generation is one hundred years. And the length of a generation is a people’s generation, even if it does not reach one hundred years. A people’s generation. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
الفرقان بين أولياء الرحمن و أولياء الشيطان [13] — alfawzan.live (1:09:11)
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