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[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ, he said, "Indeed, the best of the leaders of the Quraysh are the best of the leaders of the people."  

الطبراني:٧٥١٧ – حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ بْنِ نَجْدَةَ الْحَوْطِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ عَنْ ضَمْضَمَ بْنِ زُرْعَةَ عَنْ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ وكَثِيرِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ وعَمْرِو بْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ وأَبِي أُمَامَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ أَخْيَارَ أَئِمَّةِ قُرَيْشٍ خِيَارُ أَئِمَّةِ النَّاسِ»  

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السيوطي:٦٥٠١a –

"إِنَّ خِيَارَ أَئِمَّةِ قُرَيْشٍ خِيَارُ أَئِمَّةِ النَّاسِ".  

[طب] الطبرانى في الكبير عن شريح بن عبيد عن الحارث بن الحارث، وكثير بن مرة، وعمرو بن الأَسود، وأَبى أُمامة