´It was narrated that Abu ‘Uqbah, who was the freed slave of some Persian people, said:` “I was present with the Prophet (ﷺ) on the Day of Uhud. I struck a man from among the idolaters and said: ‘Take that! And I am a Persian slave!’ News of that reached the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said: ‘Why did you not say: “Take that! And I am an Ansari slave!?”
Hadith Referenceسنن ابن ماجه / كتاب الجهاد / 2784
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:ضعيف | زبیر علی زئی:ضعيف, إسناده ضعيف, سنن أبي داود (5123), انوار الصحيفه، صفحه نمبر 480
Hadith Takhrij«سنن ابی داود/الأدب 121 ( 5123 ) ، ( تحفة الأشراف : 12070 ) ، وقد أخرجہ : مسند احمد ( 5/295 ) ( ضعیف ) » ( سند میں عبدالرحمن بن أبی عقبہ ضعیف اور محمد بن اسحاق مدلس ہیں اور روایت عنعنہ سے کی ہے )
Narrated Abu Uqbah: Abdur Rahman ibn Abu Uqbah quoted his father Abu Uqbah who was a client from the people of Persia as saying: I was present at Uhud along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and on smiting one of the polytheists I said: Take this from me who is the young Persian. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then turned to me and said: Why did you not say: Take this from me who is the young Ansari?
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues: This narration is weak. However, one should not ascribe oneself to, nor express pride in, disbelievers, polytheists, innovators, or ignorant communities. Rather, expressing ascription to Islam, monotheism (tawhid), the Sunnah, and the people of knowledge is desirable and was the practice among the predecessors (salaf). The undersigned translator’s father, Shaykh Abdul Aziz Saeedi rahimahullah, used to say: “I wish to give such prominence to the Saeedi ascription among my children that our own tribal affiliation is forgotten.” The aforementioned ascription is derived from the well-known Saeediya Madrasah of Delhi, which was established by Hazrat Mawlana Abu Saeed Muhammad Sharafuddin Muhaddith Dehlavi rahimahullah.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 5123