Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) says that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The people of Yemen are extremely compassionate and soft-hearted, and through obedience and compliance, they are the most successful."

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) says that when the people of Yemen came, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The people of Yemen have come; they are more soft-hearted than you." Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: They were the first people who initiated handshaking.

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.”

Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when this verse was revealed: "When the help of Allah and victory comes." (Surah An-Nasr: 1), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The people of Yemen have come to you; they are soft-hearted, and Yemeni faith, Yemeni jurisprudence, and Yemeni wisdom and understanding are (the best things)."