Later Era people will be better than sahaba
People After the Sahaba Can Be Better Than Them
Musnad Ahmad v28 p184
Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah asked the Prophet: “O Messenger of Allah, is anyone better than us? We accepted Islam with you and fought alongside you.” He replied: “Yes. People will come after you who will believe in me although they have not seen me.”
فقال: يا رسول الله، أحد خير منا، أسلمنا معك، وجاهدنا معك؟ قال: «نعم، قوم يكونون من بعدكم يؤمنون بي ولم يروني»
Al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihayn v4 p95
Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah asked: “O Messenger of Allah, is anyone better than us? We accepted Islam with you and fought alongside you.” He replied: “Yes. People will come after you who will believe in me although they have not seen me.”
فقلنا: يا رسول الله أحد خير منا أسلمنا معك وجاهدنا معك؟ قال: نعم قوم يكونون بعدكم يؤمنون بي ولم يروني
