The virtue of Quraish

Hadith relating to this subject have already passed in the opening part of "Kitab al-Khilafah wa al-Imarah" (the Book of Caliphate and Leadership).
This sentence is a cross-reference note by the author of the book, intended to point, in keeping with this chapter, to the hadith that have already been presented.

It is narrated from Imam al-Ahnaf bin Qays (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: I often used to hear Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) say: "No one from Quraysh enters any door except that other people enter it along with him." Al-Ahnaf bin Qays said: I did not know the real meaning of his saying until Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was wounded; he then ordered Sayyiduna Suhayb (may Allah be pleased with him) to lead the people in prayer, and he also instructed that food be arranged for the people. Then he narrated the full hadith, and this report has already passed in the Book of Funerals.
Its chain contains Ali bin Zayd bin Jud'an, a da'if (weak) narrator.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) narrated a long hadith in which were also these words: "And were it not for my fear that Quraysh would become proud and boastful (on hearing of their virtues), I would certainly have informed them of the reward and rank decreed for them with Allah, the Mighty and Majestic. 'Allahumma innaka adhaqta awwalaha nakalan, fa-adhiq akhiraha nawalan' (O Allah, You made the first of them taste an exemplary punishment (because of their disbelief); now let those who come after them taste Your favour and bounty (through Islam))."
Imam Abu Ya'la also recorded this report in the same way with his own chain.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not revile Quraysh or speak ill of them, for the knowledge of one scholar of theirs will fill the face of the earth with knowledge and excellence." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) entreated Allah: 'Allahumma innaka adhaqta awwala Qurayshin nakalan, 'iqaban aw wabalan, fa-adhiq akhiraha nawalan', that is: "O Allah, You made the first of Quraysh taste an exemplary punishment or calamity (for their rebellion), so now bestow upon those who come after them Your gifts, forgiveness, favour and honour."
Imam Abu Dawud al-Tayalisi narrated this hadith in his Musnad; however, because of the weakness of al-Nadr bin Humayd and Abu al-Jarud in its chain, this report is not free of criticism with respect to its chain.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ma'mar bin Abdullah bin Nadlah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I came into the noble presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and I heard him (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Keep an eye on the affair of Quraysh: listen (attentively) to what they say, but leave their (objectionable) deeds."
Imam Ahmad narrated this hadith in Musnad Ahmad (hadith: 15152); its chain contains a narrator named Mujalid bin Sa'id, whom the hadith scholars declared da'if (weak) because of his memory; however, its meaning is discussed in light of other supporting evidence.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Seek strength and capability, and trustworthiness, in the leaders and rulers who are from Quraysh, for a strong man of Quraysh has a twofold superiority over the strongest men of other tribes, and a trustworthy man of Quraysh has a twofold superiority over the trustworthy among others."
And Imam Abu Ya'la also narrated it in the same way in his chain, through Ahmad bin Umar al-Waki'i, Mu'ammal and Hammad.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "People follow Quraysh (in leadership and authority): the best and righteous among them follow in the footsteps of the best of Quraysh, and the wicked among them follow in the footsteps of the worst of Quraysh."
Although the narrator Ali bin Zayd bin Jud'an in the chain of this hadith is da'if (weak), its meaning is established by the reliable reports of the two Sahihs which mention people being followers of Quraysh.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sahl bin Abi Hathmah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Learn (knowledge and insight) from Quraysh and do not try to teach them; put Quraysh forward (in leadership and command) and do not push them back, for one man of Quraysh has the strength and capability of two men from other than Quraysh."
Imam Abu Bakr bin Abi Shaybah narrated this hadith in his Musannaf, and its chain contains the route of Ma'mar from al-Zuhri; other imams of hadith have also narrated it through various chains, describing the virtue of Quraysh and their natural aptitude.