Volume 4, Book 61-Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions
Chapter:1 The Statement of Allah Ta’ala: “O mankind! We have created you from a male and female.”
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Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Regarding the verse, “And (We) made you into Shu‘ub and Qabā’il” (49:13), Shu‘ub refers to the major tribes (i.e., nations), and Qabā’il refers to the smaller branch tribes. This reflects the diversity of humanity and the call for mutual recognition, not pride in lineage.
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Narrated Abu Huraira: Once Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) was asked, “Who is the most honorable among the people?” He replied, “The most righteous (i.e., Allah-fearing) among you.” They said, “We are not asking about this.” He said, “Then Joseph, the Prophet of Allah.”
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Narrated Kulaib bin Wail: I asked Zainab bint Abi Salama, the daughter of the wife of the Prophet (peace be upon him), “Tell me about the Prophet (peace be upon him). Did he belong to the tribe of Mudar?” She replied, “Yes, he belonged to the tribe of Mudar and was from the descendants of An-Nadr bin Kinana.”
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Narrated Kulaib: I was told by the stepdaughter of the Prophet (peace be upon him), whom I believe was Zainab, that the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade the use of utensils for wine known as Ad-Dubba, Al-Hantam, Al-Muqaiyar, and Al-Muzaffat. I asked her, “To which tribe did the Prophet (peace be upon him) belong? Was he from Mudar?” She replied, “Who else could he be from except Mudar? He was from the descendants of An-Nadr bin Kinana.”
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Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “You find that people are like mines. The best of them in the pre-Islamic period are also the best in Islam, if they understand religious knowledge. You find that the best people in leadership are those who dislike it the most. And the worst people are the double-faced, who appear to one group with one face and to another group with a different face.”
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Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “The tribe of Quraish has precedence over the people in this connection (i.e., the right of ruling). The Muslims follow the Muslims amongst them, and the infidels follow the infidels amongst them. People are of different natures: The best amongst them in the pre-Islamic period are the best in Islam provided they comprehend the religious knowledge. You will find that the best amongst the people in this respect (i.e., of ruling) is he who hates it the most until he is given the pledge of allegiance.”
Chapter:2 Virtues of Quraish
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Narrated Tawus: Ibn Abbas recited the Qur'anic Verse: "Except to be kind to me for my kinship to you" (42:23). Said bin Jubair said, “The verse implies the kinship of Muhammad.” Ibn `Abbas said, “There was not a single house of Quraish but had a kinship to the Prophet (peace be upon him), and so the verse was revealed in this connection. Its interpretation is: ‘O Quraish! You should maintain good relations between me and you.'”
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Narrated Abi Masud: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "From this side, from the east, afflictions will appear. Rudeness and lack of mercy are characteristics of the rural bedouins who are busy with their camels and cows and pay no attention to religion. Such are the tribes of Rabia and Mudar.”
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Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) saying, “Pride and arrogance are characteristics of the rural bedouins while calmness is found among the owners of sheep. Belief is Yemenite, and wisdom is also Yemenite, i.e., the Yemenites are well-known for their true belief and wisdom.” Abu Abdullah (Al-Bukhari) said, "Yemen was called so because it is situated to the right of the Kaba, and Sham was called so because it is situated to the left of the Ka`ba.”
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Narrated Muhammad bin Jubair bin Mutim: While he was with a delegation from Quraish to Muawiya, the latter heard that Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-As said that there would be a king from the tribe of Qahtan. On that, Muawiya became angry, stood up, praised Allah as He deserved, and said, “Now then, I have heard that some men among you narrate things which are neither in the Book of Allah nor told by Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him). Those men are the ignorant among you. Beware of such hopes that mislead people. I heard Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) saying, ‘Authority of ruling will remain with Quraish, and whoever bears hostility to them, Allah will destroy him as long as they uphold the religion.'”
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Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Authority of ruling will remain with Quraish, even if only two of them remained.”
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Narrated Jubair bin Mutim: Uthman bin `Affan went to the Prophet and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him)! You gave property to Bani Al-Muttalib and did not give us, although we and they are of the same degree of relationship to you.” The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Only Bani Hashim and Bani Al-Muttalib are one thing (as regards family status).”
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Narrated Urwa bin Az-Zubair: Abdullah bin Az-Zubair went with some women of the tribe of Bani Zuhra to `Aisha who used to treat them nicely because of their relation to Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him).
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Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “The tribe of Quraish, the Ansar, the (people of the tribe of) Julhaina, Muzaina, Aslam, Ashja’, and Ghifar are my disciples and have no protectors except Allah and His Apostle.”
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Narrated Urwa bin Az-Zubair: Abdullah bin Az-Zubair was the most beloved person to Aisha excluding the Prophet (peace be upon him) and Abu Bakr, and he in his turn was the most devoted to her. Aisha used not to withhold the money given to her by Allah, but she used to spend it in charity. (Abdullah) bin Az-Zubair said, " Aisha should be stopped from doing so.” When Aisha heard this, she said protestingly, "Shall I be stopped from doing so? I vow that I will never talk to Abdullah bin Az-Zubair.” On that, Ibn Az-Zubair asked some people from Quraish and particularly the two uncles of Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) to intercede with her, but she refused to talk to him. Az-Zuhriyun, the uncles of the Prophet, including Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Aswad bin Abd Yaghuth and Al-Miswar bin Makhrama said to him, “When we ask for the permission to visit her, enter her house along with us without taking her leave.” He did accordingly and she accepted their intercession. He sent her ten slaves whom she manumitted as an expiation for not keeping her vow. `Aisha manumitted more slaves for the same purpose till she manumitted forty slaves. She said, “I wish I had specified what I would have done in case of not fulfilling my vow when I made the vow, so that I might have done it easily.”
Chapter:3 The Qur’an was revealed in the language of Quraish
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Narrated Anas: Uthman called Zaid bin Thabit, Abdullah bin Az-Zubair, Said bin Al-As, and Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Harith bin Hisham, and then they wrote the manuscripts of the Holy Qur'an in the form of a book in several copies. Uthman said to the three Quraishi men, “If you differ with Zaid bin Thabit on any point of the Qur’an, then write it in the language of Quraish, as the Qur’an was revealed in their language.” So they acted accordingly. (Sa`id bin Thabit was an Ansari and not from Quraish.)
Chapter:4 The descent of Yemenites from Isma’il (Ishmael)
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Narrated Salama: Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) passed by some people from the tribe of Aslam practicing archery. He said, “O children of Ishmael! Throw (arrows), for your father was an archer. I am on the side of Bani so-and-so,” meaning one of the two teams. The other team stopped throwing, whereupon the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “What has happened to them?” They replied, “How shall we throw while you are with Bani so-and-so?” He said, “Throw, for I am with all of you.”
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Narrated Abu Dhar: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “If somebody claims to be the son of any other than his real father knowingly, he disbelieves in Allah, and if somebody claims to belong to some folk to whom he does not belong, let such a person take his place in the (Hell) Fire.”
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Narrated Wathila bin Al-Asqa: Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “Verily, one of the worst lies is to claim falsely to be the son of someone other than one’s real father, or to claim to have had a dream one has not had, or to attribute to me what I have not said.”
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Narrated Ibn Abbas: The delegates of Abd-ul-Qais came to Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him)! We are from the tribe of Rabi`a and the infidels of the Mudar tribe stand between us and you, so we cannot come to you except in the Sacred Months. Therefore, we would like you to give us some instructions which we may follow and convey to our people who remain behind.” The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “I order you to observe four things and forbid you four things: (I order you) to believe in Allah testifying that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah; to offer the prayer perfectly; to pay the Zakat; and to give one-fifth of the war booty to Allah. And I forbid you to use Ad-Dubba, Al-Hantam, An-Naqir, and Al-Muzaffat.” (These are names of utensils in which alcoholic drinks were served.)
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Narrated Abdullah bin Umar: I heard Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) on the pulpit saying, “Verily, afflictions (will start) from here,” pointing towards the east, “whence the side of the head of Satan comes out.”
Chapter:6 The mention of the tribes of Aslam, Ghifar, Muzaina, Juhaina, and Ashja’
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Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “The tribes of Quraish, Al-Ansar, Juhaina, Muzaina, Aslam, Ghifar and Ashja’ are my helpers, and they have no protector except Allah and His Apostle.”
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Narrated Abdullah bin Umar: While Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) was on the pulpit, he said, “May Allah forgive the tribe of Ghifar! And may Allah save the tribe of Aslam! The tribe of ‘Usaiya have disobeyed Allah and His Apostle.”
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Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “May Allah save the tribe of Aslam, and may Allah forgive the tribe of Ghifar!”
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Narrated Abu Bakra: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Do you think that the tribes of Juhaina, Muzaina, Aslam and Ghifar are better than the tribes of Bani Tamim, Bani Asad, Bani Abdullah bin Ghatafan and Bani Amir bin Sasaa?” A man said, “They were unsuccessful and losers.” The Prophet (peace be upon him) added, “Yes, they are better than the tribes of Bani Tamim, Bani Asad, Bani Abdullah bin Ghatafan and Bani Amir bin Sasaa.”
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Narrated Abu Bakra: Al-Aqra’ bin Habis said to the Prophet (peace be upon him), “Nobody gave you the pledge of allegiance but the robbers of the pilgrims from the tribes of Aslam, Ghifar, Muzaina.” (Ibn Abi Ya’qub was in doubt whether Al-Aqra’ added, “and Juhaina.”) The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Don’t you think that the tribes of Aslam, Ghifar, Muzaina (and also perhaps) Juhaina are better than the tribes of Bani Tamim, Bani Amir, Asad, and Ghatafan?” Somebody said, “They were unsuccessful and losers!” The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Yes, by Him in Whose Hands my life is, they are better than they.”