Hadith #178
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَجْلَانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قِيلَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ النَّاسِ خَيْرٌ قَالَ أَنَا
وَمَنْ مَعِي قَالَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ ثُمَّ مَنْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ الَّذِي عَلَى الْأَثَرِ قِيلَ لَهُ ثُمَّ مَنْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَرَفَضَهُمْ
Isnad Chain
صفوان
محمد بن عجلان
أبيه
أبو هريرة
English Translation
Safwan narrated to us, Muhammad ibn 'Ajlan informed us, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) who said: It was said to the Prophet ﷺ: 'O Messenger of Allah, which of the people is best?' He said: 'I and those who are with me, then those who follow them, then those who follow them' — like the hadith of the generations.
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 18, Hadith 178
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 7616
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-44006