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Hadith 10454

عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ اصْطَفَى مِنْ وَلَدِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَاصْطَفَى مِنْ بَنِي إِسْمَاعِيلَ كِنَانَةَ وَاصْطَفَى مِنْ بَنِي كِنَانَةَ قُرَيْشًا وَاصْطَفَى مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ وَاصْطَفَانِي مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah bin Asqa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, Allah Almighty selected Isma’il from the children of Ibrahim, from the descendants of Isma’il He selected Kinanah, from the descendants of Kinanah He selected Quraysh, from Quraysh He selected Banu Hashim, and from Banu Hashim He selected me.
Hadith Reference الفتح الربانی / كتاب سيرة أول النبيين وخاتم المرسلين نبينا محمد بن عبد الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم / 10454
Hadith Grading محدثین: صحیح
Hadith Takhrij «حديث صحيح دون قوله: اصطفي من ولد ابراهيم اسماعيل ، أخرجه مسلم: 2276 دون لفظة: اصطفي من ولد ابراهيم اسماعيل ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 16987 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 17112»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said: From this hadith it is understood that, as a category, the Arabs are superior to the non-Arabs (‘ajam), then among the Arabs, the Quraysh are superior, among the Quraysh, Banu Hashim are superior, and among Banu Hashim, the most virtuous is Muhammad (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). In fact, he (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is the most virtuous among all of humanity.

Allah Ta‘ala granted superiority and excellence to him (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) in every respect. In this hadith, the excellence of his (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) lineage is mentioned.