Reports on Yemen and its virtue

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The people of Yemen have come to you. They are very soft and very tender of heart. Faith is Yemeni and wisdom too is Yemeni, and the foundation of disbelief is towards the east."

Sayyiduna Abu Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) pointed with his hand towards Yemen and said: "Indeed, faith is here. And indeed, the hardness of hearts is among the arrogant camel owners of the tribes of Rabi'ah and Mudar, who stay at the roots of the camels' tails."

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

Abu Salamah said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Faith is Yemeni and wisdom too is Yemeni. They are a people in whom there is modesty and weakness." And sometimes he said: "in whom there is inability of speech."

Sayyiduna Jubayr bin Mut'im (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "We were on a journey with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'The people of Yemen will come to you as though they were clouds. They are the best people on earth.' At this, one of the Companions from the Ansar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Except for us?' He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, in a faint word: 'Except for you.'"

Abdullah bin Awf al-Dimashqi said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Faith is Yemeni, among the people of Hadas and Judham."

Khaythamah said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked: "Who are the best people?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The people of Yemen."

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

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out of the house of Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), the Mother of the Believers, and said: "The foundation of disbelief is here, from where the horn of Satan rises," meaning from the east.