عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ أَبِي عَامِرٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ”نِعْمَ الْحَيُّ الْأَسْدُ وَالْأَشْعَرِيُّونَ، لَا يَفِرُّونَ فِي الْقِتَالِ، وَلَا يَغُلُّونَ، هُمْ مِنِّي وَأَنَا مِنْهُمْ“، قَالَ عَامِرٌ: فَحَدَّثْتُ بِهِ مُعَاوِيَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ: لَيْسَ هَكَذَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَلَكِنَّهُ قَالَ: ”هُمْ مِنِّي وَإِلَيَّ“، فَقَالَ: لَيْسَ هَكَذَا حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَلَكِنَّهُ قَالَ: ”هُمْ مِنِّي وَأَنَا مِنْهُمْ“، قَالَ: فَأَنْتَ إِذًا أَعْلَمُ بِحَدِيثِ أَبِيكَ، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ: هَذَا مِنْ أَجْوَدِ الْحَدِيثِ مَا رَوَاهُ إِلَّا جَرِيرٌ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me towards Yemen and said: I am sending you to a people whose hearts are very soft and they fight for the truth. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stated this twice. Take with you those among them who obey you and fight against those who disobey you. Then they will return to Islam, to the extent that a wife will try to surpass her husband, a son his father, and a brother his brother. And you should stay among the two tribes there, Sakoon and Sakasik.