Imaam Adh-Dhahabi (rahimahullaah) said:
‘I am absolutely certain that indeed the latecomers have no
hope of reaching the predecessors [i.e. the salaf] in memorization and
understanding.’
[ تذكرة الحفاظ –
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Translation: Masjid Al-Furqan – Stoke on Trent
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