Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Twelve thousand people will come out of Aden who will help Allah Almighty and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and they will be the best of those between me and them." Mu'tamir, a narrator, says: I think the narration has the words: "in al-A'maq."
Abu Ya'la and al-Tabarani recorded it, but al-Tabarani recorded the words: "from Aden Abyan." The narrators of both are the narrators of the Sahih, except Mundhir al-Aftas, and he is thiqah (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 16620
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