The Virtue of the Companions and the Superiority of Their Generation
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Question:
A questioner asks: What is the virtue of the Companions, and why is the generation of the Companions singled out for absolute superiority?
Answer:
Because they saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), fought in his company, and prayed behind him. They are the best of the generations. The best generation of this Ummah is the Companions, then the Tabi'un, then the generation after the Tabi'un, then the four preferred generations. Yes.
A questioner asks: What is the virtue of the Companions, and why is the generation of the Companions singled out for absolute superiority?
Answer:
Because they saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), fought in his company, and prayed behind him. They are the best of the generations. The best generation of this Ummah is the Companions, then the Tabi'un, then the generation after the Tabi'un, then the four preferred generations. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/118 — archive.org (8:49)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.