Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 36029 — The affair of al-Qadisiyyah

Rabi' bin Umaylah said: Two men, one from Kufah and one from Syria, argued with each other. The Kufan said: "We are the ones who took part in the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah and fought in such and such battles." The Syrian said: "We fought the Battle of Yarmuk and took part in such and such battles." Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Allah Almighty did not make either of you witness the destruction of the people of Ad and Thamud, and when Allah Almighty destroyed them He did not consult either of you about them. And no town is more deserving of having a great calamity repelled from it than this one," meaning Kufah.