Bilal bin Sa'd narrates from his father, Sa'd bin Tamim (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I said: O Messenger of Allah, who are the best of your Ummah? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I and my contemporaries." We said: Then who, O Messenger of Allah? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then the second generation." I said: Then who, O Messenger of Allah? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then the third generation." I said: Then who, O Messenger of Allah? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then there will be people who swear oaths without being asked to swear, who give testimony without being asked to testify, and who are entrusted yet do not fulfil the trust."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب السين / 5441
Bilal bin Sa'd narrates from his father, whose companionship is established, who said: I said: O Messenger of Allah, what is (the right) of the caliph after you? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The same as mine, as long as he shows mercy to relatives, does justice in matters of justice, and is fair in distribution."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب السين / 5442
Bilal bin Sa'd narrates from his father, who said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Where are your sons?" I said: Here they are. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Bring them to me." So I instructed my household and they dressed them in white shirts, then I brought them to him (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah, I place them in Your refuge from disbelief and misguidance, and from the poverty that afflicts the children of Adam."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب السين / 5443