Reports on the virtue of Quraysh

Abu Ja'far (may Allah have mercy on him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not go ahead of Quraysh or you will go astray, and do not lag behind Quraysh or you will go astray. The best of Quraysh are the best of all people, and the worst of Quraysh are the worst of all people. By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), were it not that Quraysh would lose all restraint, I would tell them what the best of them have with Allah, or what they have with Allah."

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "People are followers of Quraysh in good and in evil."

Sayyiduna Rifa'ah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gathered Quraysh and said: "Is there any outsider among you?" They said: "No, except for our sisters' sons, our slaves and our allies." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Your sisters' sons are from among you, your allies are from among you, and your slaves are from among you. Indeed, Quraysh are truthful and trustworthy. Whoever looks for their mistakes and slips, Allah will throw him down on his face."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "People are followers of Quraysh in this matter. The best of the people are followers of the best of Quraysh, and the worst of the people are followers of the worst of Quraysh."

Sayyiduna Jubayr bin Mut'im (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, a Qurashi has the strength of two men who are not from Quraysh."

Imam al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: "What is meant by that?" He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Soundness of judgment is meant."

Sayyiduna Sahl bin Abi Hathmah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Learn from Quraysh and do not teach them. Put Quraysh forward and do not put them back. Indeed, a Qurashi has the strength of two men who are not from Quraysh."

Zayd bin Abi Attab (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) stood on the pulpit and said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "People are followers of Quraysh in this matter of the caliphate. Those of Quraysh who were the best in the time of ignorance are the best in Islam as well, once they have been given understanding. By Allah, were it not that Quraysh would lose all restraint, I would tell them what the best of them have with Allah!"

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us while we were in the house of a man of the Ansar. He (peace and blessings be upon him) took hold of the two side-posts of the door and then said: "The imams will be from Quraysh."

Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood at a door where there was a group of Quraysh, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, this matter of the caliphate will remain in Quraysh."

Sayyiduna Abu Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Quraysh: "Indeed, this matter of the caliphate will remain among you, and you will be its guardians."

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The matter of the caliphate will remain in Quraysh as long as even two people remain." Asim (may Allah have mercy on him) stated in his narration: He also moved his two fingers.

Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever intends to humiliate Quraysh, Allah humiliates him."

Abu Sadiq (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Quraysh are the leaders of the Arabs. Their righteous are the leaders of the righteous, and their wicked and sinful are the leaders of the wicked and sinful."

Rabi'ah bin Najid (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Indeed, Quraysh are the leaders of the Arabs. Their righteous are the leaders of the righteous, and their evil ones are the leaders of the evildoers. Everyone has a right, so give every one who has a right his right."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The caliphate will be in Quraysh, judgeship will be in the Ansar, the office of the adhan will be in Abyssinia, and haste will be in Yemen."

Ubayd bin Umayr (may Allah have mercy on him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made this supplication for Quraysh: "O Allah! Just as You made the first of them taste punishment, so make the last of them taste Your favour and bounty."

Abu Sadiq (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The imams will be from Quraysh."

Sayyiduna Muti' bin al-Aswad (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say on the day of the Conquest of Makkah: "After this day, until the Day of Resurrection, no Qurashi will be killed while bound in captivity."

Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) said that a man was killed, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was informed about him. At this he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "May Allah put him far from His mercy. Indeed, he used to hate Quraysh."

Sa'd bin Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) said that it reached him that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "People are followers of Quraysh. The righteous are followers of the righteous, and the wicked are followers of the wicked."