Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

Muhammad bin Jubair bin Mut’im narrates from his father, Sayyiduna Jubair (may Allah be pleased with him), who says: We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the road to Makkah, and he said: “The people of Yemen will come to you, as if they are clouds. They are the best people of the earth.” An Ansari man said: O Messenger of Allah! Are they better than us? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. He asked again: O Messenger of Allah! Are we not the best? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. He asked again: O Messenger of Allah! Are we not the best? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in a low voice the third time: “Except for you.”