✿ Compilation: Hafiz Muhammad Anwar Zahid حفظه الله
❖ The Reported Statement
أنا أعرَبُكم، أنا قُرَشيّ، وَاستُرضِعتُ في بَني سَعدِ بنِ بَكرٍ
Translation:
“I am the most eloquent Arabic speaker among you. I am a Qurayshi, and I was nursed among the tribe of Banū Saʿd ibn Bakr.”
❖ Authentication of the Report
The chain of this narration is weak (ḍaʿīf).It was recorded by:
◈ Ibn Saʿd in al-Ṭabaqāt (1/1/71)
◈ al-Qārī in al-Abrār (p. 116)
The chain includes Mubashshir ʿUbayd, who is:
✦ Matruck (abandoned in ḥadīth transmission).
Referenced in al-Rawḍ al-Anuf by al-Suhaylī (1/295)❖ Conclusion
Though the content of this narration aligns with well-known aspects of the Prophet’s ﷺ upbringing — that he belonged to the Quraysh and was nursed in Banū Saʿd ibn Bakr, and that he ﷺ possessed the highest level of eloquence in Arabic — the specific narration presented here is not authentic due to a weak and discredited narrator in its chain.
وَالله أعلم
