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The Best People Are the Companions, Then Those Who Follow Them
خَيْرُ النَّاسِ قَرْنِي ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ
Transliteration
Khayrun-nāsi qarnī, thummal-ladhīna yalūnahum, thummal-ladhīna yalūnahum
Translation
Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (RA): The Prophet ﷺ said, 'The best people are those of my generation, and then those who will follow them, and then those who will follow them.'
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