(Second chain) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Amr bin Abasah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was inspecting horses, and Uyainah bin Hisn bin Hudhayfah bin Badr Fazari was also with him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Uyainah: I have more understanding about horses than you. Uyainah replied: And I have more understanding about people than you, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: How is that? He said: The best people are the people of Najd, who carry their swords on their shoulders and place their spears on the necks of their horses. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You are wrong; the best people are the people of Yemen, and the best faith is the faith of the people of Yemen. I am also originally from Yemen, and on the Day of Resurrection, the people of Banu Madhhij will be more in Paradise than all other tribes, and the tribe of Hadramaut is better than the tribe of Banu Harith, and I do not care at all if both tribes perish. Sovereignty and kingship belong only to Allah, the Exalted. May Allah curse the four kings—Jumda’, Shuraha’, Makhusa’, and Abda’ah—and their sister Amardah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The people of the tribe of Azd are the best people, their speech is extremely excellent, they fulfill their oaths, and their hearts are pure, meaning they do not harbor malice or envy against anyone.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, who says: I was present in the service of the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. A man came and said: O Messenger of Allah! Invoke curse upon the tribe of Himyar. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, turned away from him. He came from the other side and again said the same thing, that you, peace and blessings be upon him, invoke curse upon the tribe of Himyar. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, turned his face away from him and said: May Allah have mercy on the tribe of Himyar; their mouths, that is, their speech, is of peace; their hands are those that feed others, and these people are of security and faith.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said regarding the tribe of Banu Najiyah: I am from them and they are from me (that is, they are mine and I am theirs).

Another narration, which is reported from the nephew of Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him), states that people mentioned Banu Najiyah in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: That tribe is from me. In the chain of this narration, Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) is not mentioned.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I was present in the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when he supplicated so much for the tribe of Banu Nakha' or, as he said, he praised them so much that I wished I had been one of them.

It is narrated from Hanzala bin Naeem that he went to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). It was the habit of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that whenever a member of a delegation passed by him, he would ask which tribe he belonged to. When my father, Sayyiduna Hanzala (may Allah be pleased with him), passed by him, he asked him which tribe he was from. He replied: I am from the tribe of Anzah. Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: There is a tribe upon whom oppression will be done, but they will be supported and helped.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Quraysh, Ansar, Juhainah, Muzainah, Banu Aslam, Banu Ghifar, and Banu Ashja‘—all of them are my allies; they have no other ally besides Allah and His Messenger.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Some people from the tribes of Banu Aslam, Banu Ghifar, Muzaynah, and Juhaynah are the best people in the sight of Allah. The narrator says: I think the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said that these tribes will be superior and better in the sight of Allah Almighty on the Day of Resurrection than Banu Asad, Banu Ghatafan, Banu Hawazin, and Banu Tamim.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: May Allah keep Banu Aslam safe, and may He forgive Banu Ghifar, and 'Usayyah has disobeyed Allah and His Messenger.