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Sahih al-Bukhari 2652 (Book 52, Hadith 16) #2538
The Best Generation and Taking Oaths

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) said that the people of his generation are the best, followed by those who come after them, and then those who come after them. He also warned against taking oaths without bearing witness.

Narrated 'Abdullah: The Prophet said, "The people of my generation are the best, then those who follow them, and then whose who follow the latter. After that there will come some people whose witness will go ahead of their oaths, and their oaths will go ahead of their witness". Ibrahim (a sub-narrator) said, "We used to be beaten for taking oaths by saying, 'I bear witness by the Name of Allah or by the Covenant of Allah".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَبِيدَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ خَيْرُ النَّاسِ قَرْنِي، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ، ثُمَّ يَجِيءُ أَقْوَامٌ تَسْبِقُ شَهَادَةُ أَحَدِهِمْ يَمِينَهُ، وَيَمِينُهُ شَهَادَتَهُ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَكَانُوا يَضْرِبُونَنَا عَلَى الشَّهَادَةِ وَالْعَهْدِ‏.‏

TOPICS
generations  *  oaths  *  witnessing  *  tabaqat  *  yamin  *  shahadah

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow Islamic teachings & values , Be truthful when making promises/commitments .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about generations and taking oaths. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said that the people of his generation are the best, followed by those who come after them, and then those who come after them. He also warned against taking oaths without bearing witness. Bearing witness means to provide evidence or proof for something in order to confirm it is true or correct. Taking an oath means to make a promise or commitment to do something in front of Allah SWT as a sign of sincerity and truthfulness. Therefore, it is important not to take an oath unless one can bear witness for what they have promised or committed themselves too as this would be considered a sin in Islam if done otherwise. It is important for children to understand that they should always strive to be part of the best generation by following Islamic teachings and values while being truthful when making promises or commitments so they can earn Allah's pleasure in this life and hereafter inshaAllah!

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