“Al-ʿAbbas came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and it is as if he heard something, so the Prophet ﷺ stood upon the Minbar and said: ‘Who am I?’ They said: ‘You are the Messenger of Allah, upon you be peace.’ He said: ‘I am Muhammad bin ʿAbdullah bin ʿAbdul-Muttalib, indeed Allah created the creation, and He put me in the best group of them, then He made them into two groups, so He put me in the best group of them, the He made them into tribes, so He put me in the best of tribes, then He made them into houses, so He put me in the best of them in tribe and lineage.’”  

جَاءَ الْعَبَّاسُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَكَأَنَّهُ سَمِعَ شَيْئًا فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَنَا فَقَالُوا أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ قَالَ أَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَلَقَ الْخَلْقَ فَجَعَلَنِي فِي خَيْرِهِمْ فِرْقَةً ثُمَّ جَعَلَهُمْ فِرْقَتَيْنِ فَجَعَلَنِي فِي خَيْرِهِمْ فِرْقَةً ثُمَّ جَعَلَهُمْ قَبَائِلَ فَجَعَلَنِي فِي خَيْرِهِمْ قَبِيلَةً ثُمَّ جَعَلَهُمْ بُيُوتًا فَجَعَلَنِي فِي خَيْرِهِمْ بَيْتًا وَخَيْرِهِمْ نَسَبًا  

[Machine] Al-Abbas conveyed to him ﷺ some things that people say. He ascended the pulpit and said, "Who am I?" They said, "You are the Messenger of Allah." He said, "I am Muhammad, son of Abdullah, son of Abdul-Muttalib. Indeed, Allah created creation and made me among the best of His creation. And He made them into two groups, so He made me in the best group. And He created tribes, so He made me in the best tribe. And He made them into houses, so He made me in their best house. So, I am the best of you with regard to houses, and the best of you with regard to souls."  

الْعَبَّاسُ بَلَغَهُ ﷺ بَعْضُ مَا يَقُولُ النَّاسُ قَالَ فَصَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَنَا؟ قَالُوا أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ فَقَالَ أَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ إِنَّ اللهَ خَلَقَ الْخَلْقَ فَجَعَلَنِي فِي خَيْرِ خَلْقِهِ وَجَعَلَهُمْ فِرْقَتَيْنِ فَجَعَلَنِي فِي خَيْرِ فِرْقَةٍ وَخَلَقَ الْقَبَائِلَ فَجَعَلَنِي فِي خَيْرِ قَبِيلَةٍ وَجَعَلَهُمْ بُيُوتًا فَجَعَلَنِي فِي خَيْرِهِمْ بَيْتًا فَأَنَا خَيْرُكُمْ بَيْتًا وَخَيْرُكُمْ نَفْسًا  

[Machine] Some people from the Ansar came to the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم and said: "We hear that some of your people say, 'Muhammad is like a date palm tree that grew in the valley of Kiba.'" Husain Al-Kinasi said: "The valley of Kiba is a beautiful place." The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه و سلم asked: "Who am I, O people?" They said: "You are the Messenger of Allah." He said: "I am Muhammad, the son of Abdullah, the son of Abd al-Muttalib." Then he said: "We have never heard of any lineage before this, but indeed Allah created His creation and made me from the best of His creation. Then He separated them into two groups, and made me from the best of the two groups. Then He made them into tribes, and made me from the best of them. Then He made them into houses, and made me from the best of them. And I am the best of you in lineage and the best of you in soul."  

أَتَى نَاسٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا نَسْمَعُ مِنْ قَوْمِكَ حَتَّى يَقُولَ الْقَائِلُ مِنْهُمْ إِنَّمَا مِثْلُ مُحَمَّدٍ مِثْلُ نَخْلَةٍ نَبَتَتْ فِي كِبَا قَالَ حُسَيْنٌ الْكِبَا الْكُنَاسَةُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ مَنْ أَنَا؟ قَالُوا أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ قَالَ أَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ قَالَ فَمَا سَمِعْنَاهُ قَطُّ يَنْتَمِي قَبْلَهَا أَلَا إِنَّ اللهَ خَلَقَ خَلْقَهُ فَجَعَلَنِي مِنْ خَيْرِ خَلْقِهِ ثُمَّ فَرَّقَهُمْ فِرْقَتَيْنِ فَجَعَلَنِي مِنْ خَيْرِ الْفِرْقَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ جَعَلَهُمْ قَبَائِلَ فَجَعَلَنِي مِنْ خَيْرِهِمْ قَبِيلَةً ثُمَّ جَعَلَهُمْ بُيُوتًا فَجَعَلَنِي مِنْ خَيْرِهِمْ بَيْتًا وَأَنَا خَيْرُكُمْ بَيْتًا وَخَيْرُكُمْ نَفْسًا  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ received news that a group of people had criticized him and said to him, "The example of Muhammad is like that of a palm tree growing in a garbage heap." This angered the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , so he said, "O people, indeed Allah created His creation and divided them into two groups, and He made me part of the best of the two groups. Then He divided them into tribes, and He made me part of the best of the tribes. Then He made them into households, and He made me part of the best of the households." Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I am the best among you in lineage and the best among you in household." At this point, Al-Dhahabi remained silent in his summary.  

بَلَغَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَنَّ قَوْمًا نَالُوا مِنْهُ وَقَالُوا لَهُ إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَثَلِ نَخْلَةٍ نَبَتَتْ فِي كُنَاسٍ فَغَضِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَلَقَ خَلْقَهُ فَجَعَلَهُمْ فِرْقَتَيْنِ فَجَعَلَنِي فِي خَيْرِ الْفِرْقَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ جَعَلَهُمْ قَبَائِلَ فَجَعَلَنِي فِي خَيْرِهُمْ قَبِيلًا ثُمَّ جَعَلَهُمْ بُيُوتًا فَجَعَلَنِي فِي خَيْرِهُمْ بَيْتًا» ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَنَا خَيْرُكُمْ قَبِيلًا وَخَيْرُكُمْ بَيْتًا» سكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص  

[Machine] Some people from the Ansar came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, we hear from a group of people who say that the likeness of Muhammad is like that of a palm tree that has grown in barren land." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up and said, "O people, who am I?" They said, "You are the Messenger of Allah." He said, "I am Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Abdul-Muttalib. Before this, we did not hear anyone claim such a thing. Verily, Allah created His creation and made me amongst the best of His creation. Then He divided them into two groups and made me amongst the best of the two groups. Then He made them into tribes and made me amongst the best of them. Then He made them into houses and made me amongst the best of them. So I am the best of you in terms of lineage and the best of you in terms of soul."  

أَتَى نَاسٌ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّا نَسْمَعُ مِنْ قَوْمٍ جَفَاءً يَقُولُ الْقَائِلُ مِنْهُمْ إِنَّمَا مِثْلُ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمِثْلِ نَخْلَةٍ نَبَتَتْ فِي كِبَاءٍ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ مَنْ أَنَا؟» قَالُوا أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ قَالَ «أَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَمَا سَمِعْنَاهُ يَنْتَمِي قَبْلَهَا إِنَّ اللهَ خَلَقَ خَلْقَهُ فَجَعَلَنِي مِنْ خَيْرِ خَلْقِهِ ثُمَّ جَعَلَهُمْ فِرْقَتَيْنِ فَجَعَلَنِي فِي خَيْرِ الْفِرْقَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ جَعَلَهُمْ قَبَائِلَ فَجَعَلَنِي مِنْ خَيْرِهِمْ قَبِيلَةً ثُمَّ جَعَلَهُمْ بُيُوتًا فَجَعَلَنِي فِي خَيْرِ بَيْتٍ فَأَنَا خَيْرُكُمْ بَيْتًا وَخَيْرُكُمْ نَفْسًا»  

[Machine] "Some of the Ansar said to the Prophet Muhammad, ﷺ , 'We hear people from the Quraysh saying that the likeness of Muhammad is like a palm tree that grew in a valley.' So the Prophet, ﷺ , asked them, 'Who am I?' They replied, 'You are the Messenger of Allah.' He then said, 'I am Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Abdul-Muttalib.' They asked, 'What did we hear you say before?' He said, 'Indeed, Allah created His creatures and divided them into two groups, and He made me from the best of the two groups. He then made them into tribes, and He made me from the best of them, a noble tribe. So I am the best of you in lineage and the best of you in soul."  

أَنَّ نَاسًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ قَالُوا لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَا نَسْمَعُ مِنْ أُنَاسٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ حَتَّى يَقُولَ الْقَائِلُ مِنْهُمْ إِنَّمَا مِثْلُ مُحَمَّدٍ مِثْلُ نَخْلَةٍ أُنْبِتَتْ فِي كِبَاءٍ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ مَنْ أَنَا» ؟ قَالُوا أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ فَقَالَ أَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ قَالُوا فَمَا سَمِعْنَاهُ انْتَمَى قَبْلَهَا قَطُّ ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِنَّ» اللهَ خَلَقَ خَلْقَهُ ثُمَّ فَرَقَهُمْ فِرْقَتَيْنِ فَجَعَلَنِي مِنْ خَيْرِ الْفِرْقَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ جَعَلَهُمْ قَبَائِلَ فَجَعَلَنِي مِنْ خَيْرِهِمْ قَبِيلَةً فَأَنَا خَيْرُكُمْ بَيْتًا وَخَيْرُكُمْ نَفْسًا  

"إِنَّ الله تَعالى خَلَقَ خَلقَه فجَعَلهمْ فرْقَتَينِ، فَجَعَلَنِى فِي خَيرِ الْفِرْقَتينِ، ثُمَّ جعَلَهُمْ قَبَائِلَ فَجَعَلَنِى فِي خَيرِهم قَبيلًا؛ ثُمَّ جَعَلَهُمْ بُيُوتًا، فَجَعَلَني فِي خَيرِهِمْ بيتًا، أَنَا خَيرُكُمْ قبيلا، وخَيرُكُمْ بيتًا".  

"أَنَا محمد بن عبد اللَّه بن عبد المطلب إِنَّ اللَّه تَعَالى خَلَق الخلق فجعلنى في خيرهمْ، ثم جعلهم فرقتين فجعلنى في خيرهم فرقةً، ثم جَعَلَهُمْ قبائل فجعلنى في خيرهم قبيلةً، ثم جعلهم بيوتا فجعلنى في خيرهم بيتًا، فأَنَا حْيركُمْ بَيْتًا وأَنَا خيركُمْ نفسًا" .