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tabarani:17390ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad b. al-ʿAbbās al-Aṣbahānī > Salamah b. Shabīb > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Thawr b. Yazīd > Khālid b. Maʿdān > Muʿādh b. Jabal

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ was at our house, displaying the horses. Uyaynah ibn Hisn entered upon him and said to the Prophet ﷺ , "You are more knowledgeable about horses than me, and I am more knowledgeable about men than you." The Prophet ﷺ then asked, "So which men are better?" Uyaynah replied, "Men who carry their swords on their shoulders, display their spears on their horse saddles, and wear cloaks from the people of Najd." The Prophet ﷺ said, "You have lied, the best of men are the men of Yemen. Faith from Yemen and the majority of the tribes in Paradise are Mudhij and Makhul. The meat of a camel is better than its rider, and a Hadrami is better than a Kinda." Allah has cursed the four kings: Jamdan, Mishrah, Makhwas, and Abda', and their sister Al-Amradah.  

الطبراني:١٧٣٩٠حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ ثنا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنِي ثَوْرُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ قَالَ

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي دَارِنَا يَعْرِضُ الْخَيْلَ قَالَ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ عُيَيْنَةُ بْنُ حُصَيْنٍ فَقَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنْتَ أَبْصَرُ بِالْخَيْلِ مِنِّي وَأَنَا أَبْصَرُ بِالرِّجَالِ مِنْكَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «فَأَيُّ الرِّجَالِ خَيْرٌ؟» فَقَالَ رِجَالٌ يَحْمِلُونَ سُيُوفَهُمْ عَلَى عَوَاتِقِهِمْ وَيَعْرِضُونَ رِمَاحَهُمْ عَلَى مَناسِجِ خُيُولِهِمْ وَيَلْبَسُونَ الْبُرُودَ مِنْ أَهْلِ نَجْدٍ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ كَذَبْتَ خِيَارُ الرِّجَالِ رِجَالُ ذِي يَمَنٍ الْإِيمَانُ يَمَانٍ وَأَكْثَرُ قَبِيلَةٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مَذْحِجٌ وَمَأْكُولُ حِمْيَرَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ آكِلِهَا حَضْرَمَوْتٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْ كِنْدَةَ فَلَعَنَ اللهُ الْمُلُوكَ الْأَرْبَعَةَ جَمْدًا وَمِشْرَحًا وَمِخْوَسًا وَأَبْضَعًا وَأُخْتَهُمُ الْعَمَرَّدَةَ  


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ahmad:19450Ḥasan b. Mūsá > Zuhayr b. Muʿāwiyah > Yazīd b. Yazīd b. Jābir > a man > ʿAmr b. ʿAbasah

[Machine] While the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was showing off horses, 'Uyaina ibn Hissan ibn Hudhaifa ibn Badr al-Fazari was with him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to 'Uyaina, "I can see the qualities of horses in you." 'Uyaina replied, "And I can see the qualities of men in you." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "How is that?" 'Uyaina replied, "The best of men are those who place their swords on their shoulders and display their spears on the necks of their horses from the people of Najd." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You are wrong. The best of men are the people of Yemen, and faith is Yemeni. I am Yemeni, and the majority of the tribes on the Day of Resurrection will be from Yemen, such as Muzhir and Hadramout. They are better than the tribe of Harith. I do not care if both of them (Harith and Banu Hizzan) are destroyed. So, there is no voice or authority except for Allah. May Allah curse the four kings, Jamada, Mishraka, Mikhwas, and Abda'ah, and their sister, Amardah."  

أحمد:١٩٤٥٠حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَبَسَةَ قَالَ

بَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَعْرِضُ خَيْلًا وَعِنْدَهُ عُيَيْنَةُ بْنُ حِصْنِ بْنِ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ بَدْرٍ الْفَزَارِيُّ فَقَالَ لِعُيَيْنَةَ أَنَا أَبْصَرُ بِالْخَيْلِ مِنْكَ فَقَالَ عُيَيْنَةُ وَأَنَا أَبْصَرُ بِالرِّجَالِ مِنْكَ قَالَ فَكَيْفَ ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ خِيَارُ الرِّجَالِ الَّذِينَ يَضَعُونَ أَسْيَافَهُمْ عَلَى عَوَاتِقِهِمْ وَيَعْرِضُونَ رِمَاحَهُمْ عَلَى مَنَاسِجِ خُيُولِهِمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ نَجْدٍ قَالَ كَذَبْتَ خِيَارُ الرِّجَالِ رِجَالُ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ وَالْإِيمَانُ يَمَانٍ وَأَنَا يَمَانٍ وَأَكْثَرُ الْقَبَائِلِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مَذْحِجٌوحَضْرَمَوْتُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ بَنِي الْحَارِثِ وَمَا أُبَالِي أَنْ يَهْلِكَ الْحَيَّانِ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا قَيْلَ وَلَا مَلِكَ إِلَّا الِلَّهَ ﷻ لَعَنَ اللهُ الْمُلُوكَ الْأَرْبَعَةَ جَمَدَا وَمِشْرَخَا وَمِخْوَسَا وَأَبْضَعَةَ وَأُخْتَهُمُ الْعَمَرَّدَةَ