Hadith #77
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ كَانَتْ جُهَيْنَةُ وَأَسْلَمُ وَغِفَارُ خَيْر
ًا مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ وَبَنِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ غَطَفَانَ وَبَنِي عَامِرِ بْنِ صَعْصَعَةَ وَمَدَّ بِهَا صَوْتَهُ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ خَابُوا وَخَسِرُوا قَالَ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَهُمْ خَيْرٌ
Isnad Chain
وكيع
سفيان
عبد الملك بن عمير
عبد الرحمن بن أبي بكر
أبيه
English Translation
It was narrated from Abu Bakra (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'What do you think if Juhayna, Aslam, and Ghifar are better than Banu Tamim, Banu 'Abdillah ibn Ghatan, and Banu 'Amir ibn Sa'sa'a?' — and he raised his voice with it. They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, they have failed and lost.' He said: 'By the One in Whose hand is my soul, they are better than them.'
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Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 38, Hadith 77
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 19515
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-55905