A man will come out to him at that time, and he is the best of people. Did the Companions include this qualification?
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The questioner : A man will come out to him at that time, and he is the best of people. Did the Companions include this qualification?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : When he said: "A man will come out to him at that time, and he is the best of people."
The Shaykh : If he had said "he is the best of people at that time," it would have been correct, because his statement "will come out at that time" is attached to "will come out," not to "best."
The questioner : From the best of people, which implies that there are others among the best.
The Shaykh : At that time or before it; in any case, we choose that the intended meaning is that time, but the hadith contains nothing of this.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : When he said: "A man will come out to him at that time, and he is the best of people."
The Shaykh : If he had said "he is the best of people at that time," it would have been correct, because his statement "will come out at that time" is attached to "will come out," not to "best."
The questioner : From the best of people, which implies that there are others among the best.
The Shaykh : At that time or before it; in any case, we choose that the intended meaning is that time, but the hadith contains nothing of this.