Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 3807

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ أَبُو أُسَيْدٍ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ خَيْرُ دُورِ الأَنْصَارِ بَنُو النَّجَّارِ، ثُمَّ بَنُو عَبْدِ الأَشْهَلِ، ثُمَّ بَنُو الْحَارِثِ بْنِ الْخَزْرَجِ، ثُمَّ بَنُو سَاعِدَةَ وَفِي كُلِّ دُورِ الأَنْصَارِ خَيْرٌ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ ـ وَكَانَ ذَا قِدَمٍ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ ـ أَرَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدْ فَضَّلَ عَلَيْنَا‏.‏ فَقِيلَ لَهُ قَدْ فَضَّلَكُمْ عَلَى نَاسٍ كَثِيرٍ‏.‏

Translation

Ishaq narrated to us: ʿAbd al-Samad narrated to us: Shuʿba narrated to us: Qatada said: I heard Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, say: Abu Usayd said that the Messenger of Allah said, “The best quarters of the Helpers are Banu al-Najjar, then Banu ʿAbd al-Ashhal, then Banu al-Harith ibn al-Khazraj, then Banu Saʿida; and there is good in every quarter of the Helpers.” Saʿd ibn ʿUbada, who had long-standing precedence in Islam, said, “I think the Messenger of Allah has preferred others over us.” Someone said to him, “He has preferred you over many people.”