Is it sufficient to rely on the understanding of the Companions over the understanding of the general word of the first three generations, with evidence, given that some say the proof lies only in the understanding of the Companions due to the hadith "what I and my Companions are upon"?
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The best of people are those of the Prophet's generation, peace and blessings be upon him, who are the Companions, then the Tabi'un (Successors), then the Atba' al-Tabi'in (Followers of the Successors). The Companions are the best generations and the most deserving of being followed and used as evidence, then the Tabi'un and their followers. This is because they were closer to the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and the Companions, and because there were fewer innovations in their era. Furthermore, they transmitted what the Companions were upon, so their agreement on a certain matter is an indication that it was a saying of the Companions.
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