What is the definition of the generations in his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): “The best of people are my generation, then those who follow them, then those who follow them”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Mishkat al-Masabih 3767, what is the definition of these generations in terms of years?
Answer:
Scholars have differed on the definition of a generation. The well-known view is that a generation is one hundred years. It is well known that a generation is one hundred years. It has also been said that a generation is a cohort of people, even if they do not reach one hundred years; it is a cohort of people.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
God’s Messenger as saying, “The best of men are my generation, then those who come next to them, then those who come next to them
صلى الله عليه وسلم خير الناس قرني ثم الذين يلونهم ثم الذين يلونهمAnswer:
Scholars have differed on the definition of a generation. The well-known view is that a generation is one hundred years. It is well known that a generation is one hundred years. It has also been said that a generation is a cohort of people, even if they do not reach one hundred years; it is a cohort of people.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [325 -858] ما تحديد القرون في قوله ﷺ (خير الناس قرني، ثم الذين يلونهم، ثم الذين يلونهم)؟ — youtube.com
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