What is meant by the word "al-qarn" in the hadiths?
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'Ayd 'Abassi: Al-qarn?
The Shaykh : As for al-qarn, what is known, and what is the stronger position among the scholars of hadith, is that it is one hundred years. On this basis, the famous, indeed mass-transmitted, hadith is understood:Sahih al-Bukhari 3651 and so on.
'Ayd 'Abassi: Yes.
The Shaykh : As for al-qarn, what is known, and what is the stronger position among the scholars of hadith, is that it is one hundred years. On this basis, the famous, indeed mass-transmitted, hadith is understood:
The best people are those living in my generation, and then those who will follow them
خير الناس قرني ثم الذين يلونهم'Ayd 'Abassi: Yes.