Sayyiduna Dhu Mikhbar (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This matter (that is, government) was among Himyar; then Allah Almighty took it away from them and placed it among Quraysh, and it will soon return to them." Abdullah said: In my father's writing these words are recorded in the same way, letter by letter separately, but when he narrated this hadith to us, he would pronounce the whole sentence properly.
Ahmad recorded it, and al-Tabarani recorded it with the letters abbreviated. Their narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الخلافة / 8984
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
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