Is there a contradiction between the hadith (My Ummah is like rain; it is not known whether the good is in its beginning or its end) and the hadith (The best of people are my generation, then those who follow them, then those who follow them)?
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The questioner : The other hadith is in the same: .
The Shaykh : .
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : I heard you mention the previous hadith, but my memory of it is distant now.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Since you are present, I will take it directly from you.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Of course, I understood from your recording that it does not contradictSahih al-Bukhari 3651, but just to clarify, a better explanation would be preferable, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Yes, meaning just as the good was in the beginning of the Ummah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It will also be in its end, meaning that this hadith confirms the meaning ofSahih Muslim 1920.
The questioner: Yes.
My Ummah is like rain; it is not known whether its beginning
أمَّتي كالمطر لا يُدرى أوَّلهاThe Shaykh :
it is not known whether the good is in its beginning or its end
لا ُيدرى الخير في أوله أم في آخرهThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : I heard you mention the previous hadith, but my memory of it is distant now.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Since you are present, I will take it directly from you.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Of course, I understood from your recording that it does not contradict
The best people are those living in my generation, and then those who will follow them, and then those who will follow the latter
خيرُ النَّاس قرني ، ثم الذين يلونهم ، ثم الذين يلونهمThe Shaykh : Yes, meaning just as the good was in the beginning of the Ummah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It will also be in its end, meaning that this hadith confirms the meaning of
A group of people from my Umma will always remain triumphant on the right path and continue to be triumphant (against their opponents). He who deserts them shall not be able to do them any harm. They will remain in this position until Allah's Command is executed (i.e. Qiyamah is established).
لا تزال طائفة من أمَّتي ظاهرين على الحقِّ ، لا يضرُّهم حتى تقومَ الساعةThe questioner: Yes.
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