Reports on Qays

Salim bin Abi al-Ja'd (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) used to swear by Allah that no tribe would remain without coming to resemble the Christians, except the tribe of Qays. "O company of Muslims! Love the people of Qays. O company of Muslims! Love the people of Qays."

Zayd bin Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I was with Maslamah bin Abd al-Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) on a campaign against the Turks. The envoys of Khaqan, the king, made many threats against him, and he wrote to him: "I will meet you with the strong young men of the Turks." In reply Maslamah (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote to him: "You will meet us with the strong men of the Turks, and I will meet you with the strong men of the Arabs," meaning the tribe of Qays.

Rib'i bin Hirash (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O company of Mudar! Draw near. Indeed, the master of the children of Adam is from among you, and from among you are those who will take the lead, just as those who take the lead in a horse race."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When people differ, the truth will be with the tribe of Mudar."

Sufyan (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The tribe of Qays are the warriors of the Arabs."