الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الفضائلThe Book of Virtues
بَابُ فِيمَا وَرَدَ فِي فَضْلِ الْعَرْبِ مُطْلَقًاChapter regarding what has come about the virtue of the Arabs in general
Hadith 12533
اُردوEn
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ أَكْرَمُ النَّاسِ قَالَ ”أَتْقَاهُمْ“ قَالُوا لَيْسَ عَنْ هَذَا نَسْأَلُكَ قَالَ ”فَيُوسُفُ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ابْنُ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ ابْنِ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ ابْنِ خَلِيلِ اللَّهِ“ قَالُوا لَيْسَ عَنْ هَذَا نَسْأَلُكَ قَالَ ”فَعَنْ مَعَادِنِ الْعَرَبِ تَسْأَلُونَنِي خِيَارُهُمْ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ خِيَارُهُمْ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ إِذَا فَقُهُوا“
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked: Who among the people is the most honorable? He replied: The one who fears Allah the most. The companions said: We did not ask about this. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then the most honorable among the people is Allah’s Prophet Yusuf (peace be upon him), whose father was also a prophet, whose grandfather was also a prophet, and whose great-grandfather was the Friend of Allah (Khalilullah). The companions said: Our question was not about this either. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then are you asking about the mines of the Arabs (i.e., different people)? People are like mines; the best among them in the pre-Islamic era are the best in Islam as well, provided they gain understanding of the religion.
