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Sahih al-Bukhari 4388

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “The people of Yemen have come to you and they are more gentle and soft-hearted. Belief is Yemenite and Wisdom is Yemenite, while pride and haughtiness…

Abu Hurayrahnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ ذَكْوَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضى الله عنه عَنِ

النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «أَتَاكُمْ أَهْلُ الْيَمَنِ، هُمْ أَرَقُّ أَفْئِدَةً وَأَلْيَنُ قُلُوبًا، الإِيمَانُ يَمَانٍ وَالْحِكْمَةُ يَمَانِيَةٌ، وَالْفَخْرُ وَالْخُيَلَاءُ فِي أَصْحَابِ الإِبِلِ، وَالسَّكِينَةُ وَالْوَقَارُ فِي أَهْلِ الْغَنَمِ». وَقَالَ غُنْدَرٌ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، سَمِعْتُ ذَكْوَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “The people of Yemen have come to you and they are more gentle and soft-hearted. Belief is Yemenite and Wisdom is Yemenite, while pride and haughtiness are the qualities of the owners of camels (i.e. bedouins). Calmness and solemnity are the characters of the owners of sheep.”

আবূ হুরাইরাহ (রাঃ) সূত্রে নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু ‘আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম হতে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, ইয়ামানবাসীরা তোমাদের কাছে এসেছে। তাঁরা অন্তরের দিক থেকে অত্যন্ত কোমল ও দরদী। ঈমান হল ইয়ামানীদের, হিকমাত হল ইয়ামানীদের, গরিমা ও অহঙ্কার রয়েছে উট-ওয়ালাদের মধ্যে, বাকরী পালকদের মধ্যে আছে প্রশান্তি ও গাম্ভীর্য। গুনদার (রহ.) এ হাদীসটি শু’বাহ-সুলাইমান-যাকওয়ান (রহ.) আবূ হুরাইরাহ (রাঃ) সূত্রে নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু ‘আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম থেকে বর্ণনা করেছেন। [৩৩০১]

ہم سے محمد بن بشار نے بیان کیا، کہا ہم سے محمد بن ابی عدی نے بیان کیا، ان سے شعبہ نے، ان سے سلیمان نے، ان سے ذکوان نے اور ان سے ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ نے کہ نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ تمہارے یہاں اہل یمن آ گئے ہیں، ان کے دل کے پردے باریک، دل نرم ہوتے ہیں، ایمان یمن والوں کا ہے اور حکمت بھی یمن کی اچھی ہے اور فخر و تکبر اونٹ والوں میں ہوتا ہے اور اطمینان اور سہولت بکری والوں میں۔

اور غندر نے بیان کیا اس حدیث کو شعبہ سے، ان سے سلیمان نے، انہوں نے ذکوان سے سنا، انہوں نے ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ سے اور انہوں نے نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Muhammad bin Basyar] Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Ibnu Abu Adi] dari [Syu'bah] dari [Sulaiman] dari [Dakwan] dari [Abu Hurairah radliallahu 'anhu] dari Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam beliau bersabda: "Telah datang penduduk Yaman, mereka adalah orang-orang yang perasaan (sensitive) dan hatinya paling lembut, keimanan dari Yaman, hikmah ada pada orang Yaman, angkuh dan sombong ada pada para penggembala unta, sedangkan ketenangan dan kewibawaan ada pada para penggembala kambing."

[Gundar] berkata; dari [Syu'bah] dari [Sulaiman] Aku mendengar [Dakwan] dari [Abu Hurairah] dari Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam

Ebu Hureyre r.a. Nebi Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem'in şöyle buyurduğunu aktardı: "Size Yemen halkı geldi. Onlar yürekleri en yufka, kalpleri en yumuşak olanlardır. İman Yemenlidir, hikmet Yemenlidir, böbürlenmek ve büyüklenmek deve sahiplerinde, ağır başlılık ve sükunet ise koyun sahiplerindedir." Diğer tahric edenler: Tirmizi Menakib; Müslim, İman

Sahih al-Bukhari 4388, Book 64, Military Expeditions led by the Prophet (pbuh) (Al-Maghaazi), Hadith 411. 1 min read

What it means

As the adjective Yamān / Yamāniyyah could refer to Yamīn which means the right side or to Yemen as a country. Scholars held different opinions on the meaning of the statement: "Faith is Yamān and wisdom is Yamāniyyah."

Some said that the statement ascribes faith to Makkah, because the beginning of Yamīn is from there, and Makkah is Yamāniyyah compared with Madīnah. Some said that this statement ascribes faith to both Makkah and Madīnah because both are to the right side compared with the Levant. This is based upon the fact that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned this statement while he was in Tabūk.

It was also mentioned that this describes the Ansār, because they were originally from Yemen, and faith was ascribed to them because they were the basis of support for Prophet Muhammad (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). However, there is nothing wrong with interpreting the Hadīth based on its apparent meaning, which will mean that the people of Yemen are better than other people from the East.

The reason for that is their submission to faith without costing Muslims much hardship, compared with people of the East and others. If someone has a specific quality, and is strong in implementing it, then this quality can be ascribed to him as a sign of his perfection in it. However, this does not mean negation of faith from others.

In addition, this refers only to those who were present amongst them at that time, and not to all the people of Yemen at all times, because the wording used does not indicate this.

"Wisdom" here means knowledge that comprises awareness of Allah, the Exalted. "I find the breath of the Most Merciful from the direction of Yemen", i.e. he was in distress, hardship, and grief from the people of Makkah, but Allah granted him relief through the Ansār. This means that he received relief from the Ansār, who were originally from Yemen.

Hence, this Hadīth cannot be considered one of the Hadīths that refer to Allah's attributes (as the word breath is not one of Allah's attributes). "Indeed disbelief, wrongdoing, and harsh hearts are found amongst those with loud obnoxious voices who raise goats and camels," i.e. disbelief, wrongdoing, and cruelty of the heart are rampant amongst those who have too much wealth and camels and raise their voices while farming or with their animals, and therefore they are usually proudly arrogant and ungrateful.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2Muhammad ibn Bashshar, BundarTold us, Fourth generation, died 252 AH
  3. 3Muhammad ibn Abi AdiTold us, Third generation, died 192 AH
  4. 4Shubah ibn al-HajjajFrom, Third generation, died 160 AH
  5. 5Sulayman al-AmashFrom, Successor, died 147 AH
  6. 6Abu Salih as-SammanFrom, Successor, died 101 AH
  7. 7Abu HurayrahFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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