«فضل الله قريشا بسبع خصال: فضلهم بأنهم عبدوا الله عشر سنين لا يعبد الله إلا قريش وفضلهم بأنهم نصرهم يوم الفيل وهم مشركون وفضلهم بأنه نزلت فيهم سورة من القرآن لم يدخل فيها أحد من العالمين وهي {لِإِيلافِ قُرَيْشٍ} وفضلهم بأن فيهم النبوة والخلافة والحجابة والسقاية»
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"Allah favoured Quraysh with seven qualities: He favoured them in that they worshipped Allah for ten years when no one but Quraysh worshipped Allah; He favoured them in that He helped them on the Day of the Elephant while they were idolaters; He favoured them in that a surah of the Qur'an was revealed about them in which no one else in the worlds is included, and that is 'For the familiarity of Quraysh'; and He favoured them in that among them are prophethood, the caliphate, the custodianship of the Ka'bah (hijabah) and the provision of water to the pilgrims (siqayah)."
Hadith Referenceصحیح الجامع الصغیر / حرف الفاء / 4208
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:حسن
Hadith Takhrij[طس] عن الزبير بن العوام. الصحيحة ١٩٤٤: البيهقي، ابن عساكر.