This is more correct in my view than [the narration of] Muhammad ibn Fudayl. This hadith has been narrated through more than one chain from 'Imran ibn Husayn, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him.

2371 - Qutaybah ibn Sa'id narrated to us, Abu 'Awanah narrated to us, from Qatadah, from Zurarah ibn Awfa, from 'Imran ibn Husayn, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The best of my ummah are the generation in which I was sent, then those who follow them" — he said: "I do not know whether he mentioned the third or not" — "then there will arise people who bear witness but are not asked to bear witness, who betray and are not entrusted, and obesity will become widespread among them." (1)

This is a hasan sahih hadith.

41 - Chapter: What has been related about the Caliphs

2372 - Abu Kurayb Muhammad ibn al-'Ala' narrated to us, 'Umar ibn 'Ubayd al-Tanafisi narrated to us, from Simak ibn Harb, from Jabir ibn Samurah, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "There will be twelve commanders after me." He said: Then he spoke something that I did not understand, so I asked the one next to me, and he said: He said: "All of them are from Quraysh." (2)

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(1) Its chain is sahih. It was also recorded by al-Bukhari (2651), Muslim (2535), Abu Dawud (4657), and al-Nasa'i 7/17-18. It is in al-Musnad (19823) and Sahih Ibn Hibban (6729).
(2) A sahih hadith. It was also recorded by al-Bukhari (7222), Muslim (1821), Abu Dawud (4279), (4280), and (4281). It is in al-Musnad (20836) and Sahih Ibn =