Race and Tribe in Islam: Difference between revisions

{{Quote|{{Bukhari|4|56|704}}|Narrated Muhammad bin Jubair bin Mut`im: That while he was with a delegation from Quraish to Muawiya, the latter heard the news that `Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`As said that there would be a king from the tribe of Qahtan. On that Muawiya became angry, got up and then praised Allah as He deserved, and said, "Now then, I have heard that some men amongst you narrate things which are neither in the Holy Book, nor have been told by Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). Those men are the ignorant amongst you. Beware of such hopes as make the people go astray, for I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, ''''Authority of ruling will remain with Quraish, and whoever bears hostility to them, Allah will destroy him''' as long as they abide by the laws of the religion.' "}}{{Quote|{{Bukhari|4|56|705}}|Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, '''"Authority of ruling will remain with Quraish, even if only two of them remained."'''}}{{Quote|{{muslim|20|4473}}|It has been narrarted on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:  

'''People are the followers of Quraish in good as well as evil'''}}{{Quote|{{muslim|20|4476}}|It has been narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: '''The Caliphate will remain among the Quraish even if only two persons are left (on the earth).'''}}{{Quote|{{muslim|20|4477}}|It has been narrated on the authority of Jabir b. Samura who said: I joined the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) with my father and I heard him say: '''This Caliphate will not end until there have been twelve Caliphs among them'''. The narrator said: Then he (the Holy Prophet) said something that I could not follow. I said to my father: What did he say? He said: He has said: '''All of them will be from the Quraish.'''}}{{Quote|{{muslim|20|4480}}|It has been narrated on the authority of Jabir b. Samura who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: '''Islam will continue to be triumphant until there have been twelve Caliphs.''' Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said something which I could not understand. I asked my father: What did he say? He said: He has said that '''all of them (twelve Caliphs) will be from the Quraish'''.}}

{{Quote|{{bukhari|4|56|718}}|Narrated Abu Bakra: 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 `Abdullah 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 `Abdullah bin Ghatafan and Bani Amir bin Sasaa."}}{{Quote|{{Al Tirmidhi||6|46|3911}}|Narrated Abu Usaid As-Sa'idi: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "'''The Best houses of the Ansar are the houses of Banu An-Najjar, then the house of Banu 'Abdul-Ashhal, then Banu Al-Harith bin Al-Khazraj, then Banu Sa'idah.''' And in all of the houses of the Ansar there is good." So Sa'd said: "I do not see except that the Prophet (ﷺ) has preferred everyone over us." So it was said: "He preferred you over many."<br>Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)}}{{Quote|{{Al Tirmidhi||6|46|3935}}|Narrated Abu Hurairah: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "'''The people of Yemen''' have come to you. They '''are weaker in heart and softer in understanding, faith is Yemeni and wisdom is Yemeni.'''" <br>Grade: Hasan (Darussalam)}}{{Quote|{{Al Tirmidhi||6|46|3950}}|Narrated Abu Hurairah:that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "By the One in Whose Hand is Muhammad's soul! '''Ghifar, Aslam, Muzainah, and whoever is from Juhainah'''," or he said: "Juhainah, and whoever is from Muzainah, they '''are better with Allah on the Day of Judgment than Asad, Tayyi' and Ghatafan'''." <br>Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)}}{{Quote|{{Al Tirmidhi||6|46|3838}}|Narrated Abu Hurairah: "The Prophet (ﷺ) said to me: 'Who are you from?' I said: 'From Daws.' He said: ''''I did not think there was anyone from Daws in whom there was good.''''" <br>Grade: Hasan (Darussalam)}}