(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا
عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا
عَقِيلُ بْنُ مَعْقِلٍ ، عَنْ
هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ ، قَالَ : قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ ، فَرَأَيْتُ حَلْقَةً عِنْدَ مِنْبَرِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَسَأَلْتُ ، فَقِيلَ لِي :
أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : فَسَأَلْتُ ، فَقَالَ لِي : مِمَّنْ أَنْتَ ؟ قُلْتُ : مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ ، فَقَالَ : سَمِعْتُ حِبِّي ، أَوْ قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " الْإِيمَانُ يَمَانٍ ، وَالْحِكْمَةُ يَمَانِيَةٌ ، هُمْ أَرَقُّ قُلُوبًا ، وَالْجَفَاءُ فِي الْفَدَّادِينَ ، أَصْحَابِ الْوَبَرِ " ، وَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ نَحْوَ الْمَشْرِقِ .
Hammam bin Munabbih, may Allah have mercy on him, says that once I visited Madinah Munawwarah. I saw a study circle near the pulpit in Masjid Nabawi. I asked the people, "Whose circle is this?" The people replied, "This is the circle of Hazrat Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him." I also asked Hazrat Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, a question. He said, "Where are you from?" I replied, "I am from the people of Yemen." Upon hearing this, he said, "I heard my beloved Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Faith and wisdom are very excellent among the people of Yemen. These people are soft-hearted, whereas the hardness of hearts is among the owners of camels,' and he pointed with his hand towards the east."