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مسند احمد
Musnad Ahmad
مسند الشاميين
Musnad of the Syrians
حَدِیث معَاوِیَةَ بنِ اَبِی سفیَانَ
Hadith of Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan
Musnad Ahmad 16928 — Hadith of Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan
قَالَ : قَالَ : وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " النَّاسُ تَبَعٌ لِقُرَيْشٍ فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ ، خِيَارُهُمْ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ خِيَارُهُمْ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ إِذَا فَقِهُوا ، وَاللَّهِ لَوْلَا أَنْ تَبْطَرَ قُرَيْشٌ لَأَخْبَرْتُهَا مَا لِخِيَارِهَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "In this matter (of leadership), people follow the Quraysh. In the time of ignorance, those among them who were the best are also the best in the time of Islam, provided they attain understanding (of religion). By Allah! If the Quraysh were not prone to pride, I would have informed them of the status of their best people in the sight of Allah."
