Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: People from Yemen will come to you. They are very gentle at heart. Faith is Yemeni and wisdom is also Yemeni, and the foundation of disbelief is from the direction of the East.

Hazrat Abu Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) pointed with his hand towards Yemen and said: Surely, faith is here. Indeed, the hardness of hearts is found among the arrogant owners of camels from the tribes of Rabee'ah and Mudar.

Hazrat Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Faith is among the people of Hijaz, and hardness of hearts is towards the east, among the tribe of Rabi’ah and the tribe of Mudar.

Hazrat Abu Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Faith is Yemeni and wisdom is also Yemeni. These are the people in whom there is modesty and weakness. And sometimes he said: In whom there is humility.

Hazrat Jubair bin Mut’im (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that we were on a journey with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: People from Yemen will come to you, as if they are like clouds; they are the best people on earth. Upon this, an Ansari companion (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! But what about us? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (in a soft voice) But you people.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Auf Damishqi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Faith is Yemeni, among the people of Khindif and Juzam.

Hazrat Khaythamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that it was asked from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): Who are the best people? So he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The people of Yemen.

Hazrat Qais bin Abi Hazim (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Faith is Yemeni.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out from the house of Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), the Mother of the Believers, and said: "The foundation of disbelief is from here, where the horns of Satan rise, that is, from the East."