Original sentence: "  This veneration is based on a number of records of the sayings of Muhammad who said, "I am the best Salaf for you" and, as narrated in the Sahih al-Bukhari of `Abd Allah ibn `Umar, a companion of Muhammad; "The best people are those of my generation, and then those who will come after them and then those who will come after them..."|Sahih al-Bukhari collected by Muhammad al-Bukhari Other narrations indicate that there will follow people who will bear false witness of Islam,
Edited sentence: "  This veneration is based on a number of records of the sayings of Muhammad who said, "I am the best Salaf for you" and, as narrated in the Sahih al-Bukhari of `Abd Allah ibn `Umar, a companion of Muhammad; "The best people are those of my generation, and then those who will come after them and then those who will come after them...", which is largely understood to be the first three generations of Muslims |Sahih al-Bukhari collected by Muhammad al-Bukhari Other narrations indicate that there will follow people who will bear false witness of Islam,.Therefore, the term Salafi is a prestigious designation in that it denotes the earliest, and hence, the most authentic and pure state of Islam, one which was rigorously espoused and followed by the "pious predecessors"