Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3231
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الْعَقَدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " سَامٌ أَبُو الْعَرَبِ وَحَامٌ أَبُو الْحَبَشِ وَيَافِثُ أَبُو الرُّومِ " .
Translation
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Samurah reported that the Prophet said: ‘Sam was the forefather of the Arabs, Ham the forefather of the Ethiopians, and Yafith the forefather of the Romans.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
Translated ‘father of’ as ‘forefather of’ to convey the genealogical sense without changing the stated group associations.