
What Are We Like Compared to The Salaf – By Ibnul Alaa [rahimahullaah]
Abu Amr Ibnul Alaa [rahimahullaah] said:
We are nothing compared to those who have preceded [i.e. the Salaf] except like a sprout on the long roots of a date palm tree.
موضح أوهام الجمع والتفريق
[1/12-13 ‘ by Khateeb Al-Baghdaadi (rahimahullaah)]