It is narrated from Sayyiduna Nuh bin Makhlad (may Allah be pleased with him) that he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was in Makkah, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: "Which tribe are you from?" He said: I am from Banu Dubay'ah bin Rabi'ah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best of Rabi'ah are Abd al-Qays, then the clan to which you belong." And he (peace and blessings be upon him) sent (some goods) with him in an army going to Yemen.
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith is not narrated from Sayyiduna Nuh bin Makhlad (may Allah be pleased with him) except with this chain, and Ishaq bin Ibrahim al-Sawwaf (may Allah have mercy on him) is alone in narrating it."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الميم / 7122
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:غريب، تفرد به سعيد بن نوح، وفيه من لم يعرفه الهيثمي
Hadith Takhrij«قال محمد بن إسحاق ابن منده: غريب تفرد به سعيد بن نوح «الإصابة في تمييز الصحابة، ج 11، ص 138»» «قال الهيثمي: فيه من لم أعرفهم «مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد، ج 10، ص 49»»