The ruling on saying that the Tabi'un are more knowledgeable than the Companions
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We have a teacher at the school who said that the Tabi'un and the generation after the Tabi'un are more knowledgeable than the Companions, because most of the Companions were unaware of most of the hadiths, and that the Tabi'un are the ones who collected them. What is the ruling on this statement? And what is your guidance regarding it?
Answer:
This is an ignorant person. This teacher is ignorant, and his opinion is of no account. He is speaking out of ignorance, not out of knowledge.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We have a teacher at the school who said that the Tabi'un and the generation after the Tabi'un are more knowledgeable than the Companions, because most of the Companions were unaware of most of the hadiths, and that the Tabi'un are the ones who collected them. What is the ruling on this statement? And what is your guidance regarding it?
Answer:
This is an ignorant person. This teacher is ignorant, and his opinion is of no account. He is speaking out of ignorance, not out of knowledge.
Source
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