Following the Companions

Stated the Muhaddith of his era, Imaam Muhammad Naasirud-Deen al-Albaanee: The Messenger of Allaah (e) said, “The best of people are my generation, then those who follow them.” So these were the followers in the first generation, the generation of the righteous and pure Companions (y). Then there were those who came after them saying, “Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in eemaan.” [Sooratul-Hashr 59:10] So it is obligatory for the one who wishes to be from amongst the Saved Sect, that he must act in accordance to what these Companions and the taabi’een were upon. And they were the Salafus-Saalih whom we must take as an example.