1148 – Abū Ja‘far Ahmad ibn Yahyā al-Hulwānī reported to us: Yahyā ⦗1678⦘ ibn ‘Abd al-Hamīd al-Himmānī reported to us: Hushaym reported to us: Abū Bishr reported to us, from ‘Abd Allāh ibn Shaqīq al-‘Uqaylī, from Abū Hurayra, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “The best of my nation is the generation among whom I was sent, then those who follow them.” Then—Allah knows best—whether he mentioned the third generation or not.