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tabarani:1550 – Bishr b. Mūsá > Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman al-Muqriʾ > Ibn Lahīʿah > al-Ḥārith b. Yazīd al-Ḥaḍramī > al-Ḥārith b. Abū Dhiʾb > Muḥammad b. Jubayr b. Muṭʿim from his father

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his head towards the sky and said, "People from Yemen have come to you, like patches of dark night, and they are the best people on earth." A man from among those present said, "And also from us, O Messenger of Allah?" He responded with a whisper, "Except for you."  

الطبراني:١٥٥٠ – حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمُقْرِئُ ثنا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ مُطْعِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ «أَتَاكُمْ أَهْلُ الْيَمَنِ كَقِطَعِ اللَّيْلِ الْمُظْلِمِ وَهُمْ خَيْرُ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ» فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِمَّنْ عِنْدَهُ وَمِنَّا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ كَلِمَةً خَفِيَّةً «إِلَّا أَنْتُمْ»  

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ahmad:16758 – Yaḥyá b. Isḥāq > Ibn Lahīʿah > al-Ḥārith b. Yazīd > al-Ḥārith b. Abū Dhubāb > Muḥammad b. Jubayr b. Muṭʿim from his father

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ lifted his head towards the sky and said, "The people of Yemen have come to you like pieces of clouds, the best people on earth." A man among them asked, "Who, O Messenger of Allah, except for us?" He replied, "A hidden word, except for you."  

أحمد:١٦٧٥٨ – حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ أَبِي ذُبَابٍ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ مُطْعِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ أَتَاكُمْ أَهْلُ الْيَمَنِ كَقِطَعِ السَّحَابِ خَيْرُ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ مِمَّنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ وَمِنَّا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ كَلِمَةً خَفِيَّةً إِلَّا أَنْتُمْ  

suyuti:173-14b – Jubayr b. Muṭʿim
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السيوطي:١٧٣-١٤b –

"عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بنِ مُطْعِم أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ: أَتَاكُم أَهْلُ الْيَمَنِ كقِطَع الَّليلِ وَهُمْ خَيْرُ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِمَّن عِنْدَهُ: وَمِنَّا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ فَقَالَ كَلِمَةً خَفِيَّةً: إلَّا أَنْتُم".  

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