The Real People

It is reported that ‘Abdullāh b. Ahmad b. Hanbal – Allāh have mercy on him – said:
I asked my father, “Who are the [real] people?” He replied, “The [real] people are none but those who say haddathanā and akhbaranā (those who report hadīth).”

Abū Bakr Al-Daynūrī, Al-Mujālasah wa Jawāhir Al-’Ilm article 3438.

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Owais Al-Hashimi
Owais Al-Hashimi

It means the people of Hadith, who believe in, narrate and preserve the narrations are the best of people.