(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا
يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا
ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ ، عَنِ
الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ
مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ مُطْعِمٍ ، عَنْ
أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : بَيْنَا نَحْنُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِطَرِيقِ مَكَّةَ ، إِذْ قَالَ : " يَطْلُعُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلُ الْيَمَنِ كَأَنَّهُمْ السَّحَابُ ، هُمْ خِيَارُ مَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ " ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ : وَلَا نَحْنُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ؟ فَسَكَتَ ، قَالَ : وَلَا نَحْنُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ؟ فَسَكَتَ ، قَالَ : وَلَا نَحْنُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ؟ ، فَقَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ كَلِمَةً ضَعِيفَةً : " إِلَّا أَنْتُمْ " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jubair bin Mut’im (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his head towards the sky and said: “The best people among the inhabitants of the earth, that is, the people of Yemen, are coming to you like pieces of clouds.” A man sitting with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: “O Messenger of Allah! Are they even better than us?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied softly: “Except for you.”