It is narrated from Abdullah bin Mula, he says: I was walking with Sayyiduna Buraidah Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: The best era of this Ummah is the one in which I was sent, then the era of the Companions, then the era of the Followers (Tabi'in), and then the era of the Followers of the Followers (Taba' Tabi'in). After them, there will come people whose testimony will precede their oaths and their oaths will precede their testimony. Affan narrated it once in this way: The best era is the one in which I was sent, then the era of the Companions, then the era of the Followers, then the era of the Followers of the Followers, and then the era of those who come after.