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bukhari:3515 – Qabīṣah > Sufyān > Muḥammad b. Bashhār > Ibn Mahdī > Sufyān > ʿAbd al-Malik b. ʿUmayr > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Abū Bakrah from his father

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do you think that the tribes of Juhaina, Muzaina, Aslam and Ghifar are better than the tribes of Bani Tamim, Bani Asad, Bani ʿAbdullah bin Ghatafan and Bani Amir bin Sasaa?" A man said, "They were unsuccessful and losers." The Prophet ﷺ added, "(Yes), they are better than the tribes of Bani Tamim, Bani Asad, Bani ʿAbdullah bin Ghatafan and Bani Amir bin Sasaa."  

البخاري:٣٥١٥ – حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ كَانَ جُهَيْنَةُ وَمُزَيْنَةُ وَأَسْلَمُ وَغِفَارُ خَيْرًا مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ وَبَنِي أَسَدٍ وَمِنْ بَنِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ غَطَفَانَ وَمِنْ بَنِي عَامِرِ بْنِ صَعْصَعَةَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ خَابُوا وَخَسِرُوا فَقَالَ هُمْ خَيْرٌ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ وَمِنْ بَنِي أَسَدٍ وَمِنْ بَنِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ غَطَفَانَ وَمِنْ بَنِي عَامِرِ بْنِ صَعْصَعَةَ  

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ahmad:20384 – ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Sufyān > ʿAbd al-Malik b. ʿUmayr > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Abū Bakarah from his father

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do you think that the tribes of Juhaina, Muzaina, Aslam and Ghifar are better than the tribes of Bani Tamim, Bani Asad, Bani ʿAbdullah bin Ghatafan and Bani Amir bin Sasaa?" A man said, "They were unsuccessful and losers." The Prophet ﷺ added, "(Yes), they are better than the tribes of Bani Tamim, Bani Asad, Bani ʿAbdullah bin Ghatafan and Bani Amir bin Sasaa." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3515)  

أحمد:٢٠٣٨٤ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكَرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ كَانَ جُهَيْنَةُ وَأَسْلَمُ وَغِفَارُ وَمُزَيْنَةُ خَيْرًا عِنْدَ اللهِ مِنْ بَنِي أَسَدٍ وَمِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ وَمِنْ بَنِي عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ غَطَفَانَ وَمِنْ بَنِي عَامِرِ بْنِ صَعْصَعَةَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ قَدْ خَابُوا وَخَسِرُوا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ هُمْ خَيْرٌ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ وَمِنْ بَنِي عَامِرِ بْنِ صَعْصَعَةَ وَمِنْ بَنِي أَسَدٍ وَمِنْ بَنِي عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ غَطَفَانَ  

ahmad:20410 – Wakīʿ > Sufyān > ʿAbd al-Malik b. ʿUmayr > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Abū Bakarah 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...). (Using translation from Muslim 2522e)   

أحمد:٢٠٤١٠ – حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكَرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ كَانَتْ جُهَيْنَةُ وَأَسْلَمُ وَغِفَارُ خَيْرًا مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ وَبَنِي عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ غَطَفَانَ وَبَنِي عَامِرِ بْنِ صَعْصَعَةَ وَمَدَّ بِهَا صَوْتَهُ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَدْ خَابُوا وَخَسِرُوا قَالَ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَهُمْ خَيْرٌ  

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"قَالَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ : أَرَأيْتُمْ إِنْ كَانَ جُهَيْنَةُ وَأَسْلَمُ وَغِفَارُ خَيْرًا مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ وَمِنْ بَنِي أَسَدٍ، وَمِنْ بَنِي عَبْدِ الله بْنِ غَطْفَانَ، وَمِنْ بَني عَامِرِ بْنِ صَعْصَعَةَ، وَمَدَّ بِهَا صَوْتَهُ، قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ الله: فَقَدْ خَابُوا وَخَسروا، قَالَ: فَإِنَّهُم خَيْرٌ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ، وَمِنْ بَنِي أَسَدٍ، وَمِنْ بَنِي عَبْدِ الله بْنِ غَطَفَانَ، وَمِنْ بَنِي عَامِرِ بْنِ صَعْصَعَةَ".  

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