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ahmad:17406 – Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Ḥaywah > Bakr b. ʿAmr > Mishraḥ b. Hāʿān > ʿUqbah b. ʿĀmir

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "The people of Yemen are the softest-hearted, the tenderest of chests, and the most effective in obedient actions."  

أحمد:١٧٤٠٦ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَنَا حَيْوَةُ أَخْبَرَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو أَنَّ مِشْرَحَ بْنَ هَاعَانَ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ يَقُولُ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ أَهْلُ الْيَمَنِ أَرَقُّ قُلُوبًا وَأَلْيَنُ أَفْئِدَةً وَأَنْجَعُ طَاعَةً  

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tabarani:14952 – Hārūn b. Mlwl > Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman al-Muqriʾ > Ḥaywah b. Shurayḥ > Bakr b. ʿAmr > Mishraḥ b. Hāʿān > ʿUqbah b. ʿĀmir

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "The people of Yemen are more tender and gentle-hearted, and they have better hearing and obedience."  

الطبراني:١٤٩٥٢ – حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ ملولٍ ثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمُقْرِئُ ثَنَا حَيْوَةُ بْنُ شُرَيْحٍ عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ مِشْرَحِ بْنِ هَاعَانَ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «أَهْلُ الْيَمَنِ أَرَقُّ وَأَلْيَنُ أَفْئِدَةً وَأَسْمَعُ طَاعَةً»