Salaf


Salaf, also often referred to with the honorific expression of "al-salaf al-ṣāliḥ" are often taken to be the first three generations of Muslims, that is the generations of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad and his companions, their successors, and the successors of the successors.

Second generation

The Tabi‘un, the successors of Sahabah.
The Tabi‘ al-Tabi‘in, the successors of the Tabi‘un.