Hadith 8

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

Book 35: Chapters On Witnesses Sahih

Chapter 4

From it (i.e. the previous chapter subject) [Among That Lying Will Spread Until A Man Will Testify While His Testimony Was Not Requested And A Man Will Take An Oath While His Oath Was Not Sought]

باب مِنْهُ ‏

Sahih
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2302
حَدَّثَنَا وَاصِلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُدْرِكٍ، عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ يِسَافٍ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ حَدِيثِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُدْرِكٍ وَأَصْحَابُ الأَعْمَشِ إِنَّمَا رَوَوْا عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ يِسَافٍ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ ‏.‏
"‏ خَيْرُ النَّاسِ قَرْنِي ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ يَجِيءُ قَوْمٌ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ يَتَسَمَّنُونَ وَيُحِبُّونَ السِّمَنَ يُعْطُونَ الشَّهَادَةَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلُوهَا ‏"
'Imran bin Husain narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w)said:

"The best of people are my generation, then those who follow them,then those who follow them, then those who follow them."(He(s.a.w)said that) three times. "Then, after them a people will come who increase in fatness, loving fatness, giving testimony before they are asked for it."

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

'Imran bin Husain

عمران بن حصين

155 narrations

follower
2

Hilal bin Yasaf

هلال بن يساف

48 narrations

follower
3

'Ali bin Mdrk al-Nkh'y

علي بن مدرك النخعي

18 narrations

follower
4

Sulaiman al-A'mash

الأعمش / سليمان بن مهران

1,550 narrations

successor
5

Muhammad bin Fadayl bin Ghazwan

محمد بن فضيل بن غزوان

214 narrations