Mu'jam Kabir Tabarani 14273 — When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned

Sayyiduna Adi bin Hatim (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) returned from Badr, I was sitting with him (peace and blessings be upon him) when a man from the Ansar said: "We only met (helpless) people tied up like old women, so we slaughtered them." At this the face of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) changed, until it seemed to me as though pomegranate seeds had burst in it (that is, his face turned red). Then he said: "O son of my brother, do not say that. Those were the greatest chiefs of Quraysh. Had you seen them in their gatherings in Makkah, you would have been awed by them." By Allah, I went to Makkah and saw them sitting in the Mosque, and out of awe of them I did not even have the courage to greet them with salam. Then I remembered the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "O people, love Quraysh, for whoever loves Quraysh has loved me, and whoever hates Quraysh has hated me. Allah has made my people beloved to me, so I do not hasten punishment for them, nor do I consider any blessing upon them too much. O Allah, You made the first of Quraysh taste punishment, so make the last of them taste bounty. Listen! Allah knew the love for my people that is in my heart, and He made me pleased concerning them." Allah Almighty said: "And warn your nearest kinsmen, and lower your wing to those of the believers who follow you" [Surah al-Shu'ara: 215], meaning my people. So all praise is for Allah, who made the Siddiq from my people, the martyr from my people, and the Imams (leaders) from my people. Indeed, Allah turned the servants over, back and front, and found the best of the Arabs to be Quraysh. It is the tree about which Allah Almighty said: "The example of a good word is like a good tree" [Surah Ibrahim: 24], meaning by it Quraysh. "Its root is firm" [Surah Ibrahim: 24], that is, its root is generosity and nobility. "And its branch is in the sky" [Surah Ibrahim: 24], that is, the honour with which Allah honoured them through Islam, to which He guided them and of which He made them worthy. Then Allah revealed concerning them a decisive surah in His Book: "For the familiarity of Quraysh, their familiarity with the journey of winter and summer, let them worship the Lord of this House, who fed them against hunger and gave them security from fear." [Surah Quraysh: 1]
Al-A'mash narrates, through Khaythamah, from Sayyiduna Adi bin Hatim (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I never saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when Quraysh were mentioned favourably in his presence except that it pleased him (peace and blessings be upon him), until that pleasure became visible on his (peace and blessings be upon him) face. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite this verse: "And indeed it is a reminder for you and for your people, and you will be questioned." [Surah al-Zukhruf: 44]