Are the preferred centuries three or two?
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The questioner : Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, Sa'id.
The questioner : The Shaykh of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) says:Sahih Muslim 2535a Does one take from this hadith that there are three centuries?
The Shaykh : That there are?
The questioner : Three preferred centuries and not four?
The Shaykh : No, the established number is three, but 'Imran says: But the established number is three, his century and two after it, this is established with no dispute.
The Shaykh : Yes, Sa'id.
The questioner : The Shaykh of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) says:
The best among you (are) the people (who belong to) my age. Then those next to them, then those next to them
خير القرون قرني ثم الذين يلونهم ثم الذين يلونهمThe Shaykh : That there are?
The questioner : Three preferred centuries and not four?
The Shaykh : No, the established number is three, but 'Imran says: