Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:10201 حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ التَّمَّارُ ثنا سَهْلُ بْنُ بَكَّارٍ ثنا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ «أُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِسَبْيٍ فَجَعَلَ يُعْطِي كُلَّ أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ جَمِيعًا وَكَرِهَ أَنْ يُفَرِّقَ بَيْنَهُمْ»
English Translation
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "The best of people are the generation in which I was sent, then those who follow them, then those who follow them. Then there will come a people whose faith will precede their testimony and whose testimony will precede their faith."