Sahih Muslim

Sahih Muslim 52e

Arabic hadith text

وَحَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ، وَابْنُ، حُجْرٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، - قَالَ ابْنُ أَيُّوبَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، - قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي الْعَلاَءُ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ الإِيمَانُ يَمَانٍ وَالْكُفْرُ قِبَلَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالسَّكِينَةُ فِي أَهْلِ الْغَنَمِ وَالْفَخْرُ وَالرِّيَاءُ فِي الْفَدَّادِينَ أَهْلِ الْخَيْلِ وَالْوَبَرِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Yahya ibn Ayyub, Qutaybah, and Ibn Hujr narrated to me, from Isma'il ibn Ja'far. Ibn Ayyub said: Isma'il narrated to us. He said: al-Ala' informed me, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘Faith is Yemeni; disbelief is toward the east. Tranquility is among the people who keep sheep, while pride and ostentation are among the loud-voiced camel herders, the people of horses and tents.’

Translation notes
  • الْفَخْرُ وَالرِّيَاءُ فِي الْفَدَّادِينَ أَهْلِ الْخَيْلِ وَالْوَبَرِ

    The wording الفدادين and the grouping أهل الخيل والوبر are culturally specific and may support a more precise reading than the English witness's broad characterization.

    Can a qualified reviewer confirm the referent and best concise English rendering of these expressions?