It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ja'dah bin Hubayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best of people are those of my generation, then those who come after them, then those who come after them, then those who come after them, and then those who come after that will be utterly worthless (and worse)."
Imam Abd bin Humayd said that Abu Bakr bin Abi Shaybah narrated this hadith to us with the same chain.
Imam Abu Ya'la said that Zakariyya bin Yahya narrated to us, from Ibn Idris, and then he mentioned the same text as before.
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب المناقب / 4161
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف، مرسل
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث المطالب العالیہ محققاً تنسیق د. سعد بن ناصر بن عبد العزيز الشَّثري- مکتبہ شاملہ :إسناده ضعيف مرسل » «أخرجه سنن ابن ماجه برقم: 2363، وأخرجه مصنف ابن أبي شيبة برقم: 5، وأخرجه المعجم الصغير للطبراني برقم: 225»