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ahmad:20513ʿAbdullāh And Jadt Hadhā al-Ḥadīth Fī Kitāb Abū Bikhaṭ Yadih > ʿUbaydullāh b. Muḥammad > Ḥammād b. Salamah > ʿAlī b. Zayd > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Abū Bakarah > Abū Bakarah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do you think that if (a person) were to become a Muslim and seek forgiveness, it would be better than two allies: Asad and Ghatfan? Would you consider them to be losers?" They replied, "Yes." He said, "And do you think that if (a person) were to possess beauty and wealth, it would be better than the tribes of Banu Tamim and 'Amir ibn Sa'sa'a? And Hammad raised his voice with it (the question) to narrate the Prophet ﷺ . Would you consider them to be losers?" They replied, "Yes." He said, "Indeed, they are better than them."  

أحمد:٢٠٥١٣قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ وَجَدْتُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فِي كِتَابِ أَبِي بِخَطِّ يَدِهِ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ أَخْبَرَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكَرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَكَرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ كَانَتْ أَسْلَمُ وَغِفَارُ خَيْرًا مِنَ الْحَلِيفَيْنِ أَسَدٍ وَغَطَفَانَ أَتَرَوْنَهُمْ خَسِرُوا؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ أَفَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ كَانَتْ مُزَيْنَةُ وَجُهَيْنَةُ خَيْرًا مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ وَعَامِرِ بْنِ صَعْصَعَةَ وَرَفَعَ حَمَّادٌ بِهَا صَوْتَهُ يَحْكِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَتَرَوْنَهُمْ خَسِرُوا؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَإِنَّهُمْ خَيْرٌ مِنْهُمْ  


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bukhari:6635ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad > Wahb > Shuʿbah > Muḥammad b. Abū Yaʿqūb > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Abū Bakrah from his father

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do you think if the tribes of Aslam, Ghifar, Muzaina and Juhaina are better than the tribes of Tamim, 'Amir bin Sa'sa'a, Ghatfan and Asad, they (the second group) are despairing and losing?" They (the Prophet's companions) said, "Yes, (they are)." He said, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, they (the first group) are better than them (the second group).  

البخاري:٦٦٣٥حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ كَانَ أَسْلَمُ وَغِفَارُ وَمُزَيْنَةُ وَجُهَيْنَةُ خَيْرًا مِنْ تَمِيمٍ وَعَامِرِ بْنِ صَعْصَعَةَ وَغَطَفَانَ وَأَسَدٍ خَابُوا وَخَسِرُوا قَالُوا نَعَمْ فَقَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّهُمْ خَيْرٌ مِنْهُمْ  

muslim:2522eAbū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah And ʾAbū Kurayb Wa-al-Lafẓ Lʾabī Bakr > Wakīʿ > Sufyān > ʿAbd al-Malik b. ʿUmayr > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Abū Bakrah from his father

What is your view if Juhaina, Aslam, Ghifar were better than Banu Tamim, Banu 'Abdullah b. Ghatfan and 'Amir b. Sa'sa'a' respectively (then what would be status of the latter one)? He said this in a loud voice. They said: Messenger of Allah, they would be definitely at a loss and disadvantage. Thereupon he said: They (the first group) are decidedly better than the others; and in the hadith transmitted on the authority of Abu Kuraib the words are: It you were to find that Juhaina, Muzaina and Aslam and Ghifar (are better than...).  

مسلم:٢٥٢٢eحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ وَاللَّفْظُ لأَبِي بَكْرٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ كَانَ جُهَيْنَةُ وَأَسْلَمُ وَغِفَارُ خَيْرًا مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ وَبَنِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ غَطَفَانَ وَعَامِرِ بْنِ صَعْصَعَةَ وَمَدَّ بِهَا صَوْتَهُ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَدْ خَابُوا وَخَسِرُوا قَالَ فَإِنَّهُمْ خَيْرٌ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي كُرَيْبٍ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ كَانَ جُهَيْنَةُ وَمُزَيْنَةُ وَأَسْلَمُ وَغِفَارُ  

ahmad:20510Abū Bakarah

[Machine] Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: "Have you not seen that if Aslam and Ghifar are better than Asad and Ghatfan, do you think they have lost? They replied: yes. He then said: they are indeed better than them. Have you not seen that if Juhayna and Muzayna are better than the two allies of Tameem and 'Amir bin Sa'sa'a, whom the Messenger of Allah ﷺ supports with his voice, do you think they have lost? They replied: yes. He then said: they are indeed better than them."  

أحمد:٢٠٥١٠وَقَالَ أَبُو بَكَرَةَ قَالَ

نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ كَانَ أَسْلَمُ وَغِفَارُ خَيْرًا مِنْ أَسَدٍ وَغَطَفَانَ أَتَرَوْنَهُمْ خَسِرُوا؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَإِنَّهُمْ خَيْرٌ مِنْهُمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ كَانَتْ جُهَيْنَةُ وَمُزَيْنَةُ خَيْرًا مِنَ الْحَلِيفَيْنِ مِنْ تَمِيمٍ وَعَامِرِ بْنِ صَعْصَعَةَ يَمُدُّ بِهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَوْتَهُ أَتَرَوْنَهُمْ خَسِرُوا؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَإِنَّهُمْ خَيْرٌ مِنْهُمْ  

darimi:2565Ḥajjāj b. Minhāl > Ḥammād b. Salamah > ʿAlī b. Zayd > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Abū Bakrah from his father

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do you think that if a person embraces Islam and seeks forgiveness, he would be better than both the Asad and Ghatfan tribes? Would you consider them as losers?" They replied, "Yes." He said, "Indeed, they would be better than them." He further asked, "Do you think that if Müzeyne, the daughter of Jaheyna, was more beautiful than Tamim and Amr ibn Saasaa and her voice attracted people, would you consider them as losers?" They replied, "Yes." He said, "Indeed, they would be better than them."  

الدارمي:٢٥٦٥حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ كَانَ أَسْلَمُ وَغِفَارٌ خَيْرًا مِنَ الْحَلِيفَيْنِ أَسَدٍ وَغَطَفَانَ أَتُرَوْنَهُمْ خَسِرُوا؟» قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَإِنَّهُمْ خَيْرٌ مِنْهُمْ» قَالَ «أَفَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ كَانَتْ مُزَيْنَةُ وَجُهَيْنَةُ خَيْرًا مِنْ تَمِيمٍ وَعَامِرِ بْنِ صَعْصَعَةَ وَمَدَّ بِهَا صَوْتَهُ أَتُرَوْنَهُمْ خَسِرُوا؟» قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَإِنَّهُمْ خَيْرٌ مِنْهُمْ»