Hadith 99

Sahih Muslim

Book 1: The Book of Faith

Chapter 21

People excel over one another in faith, and the superiority of the people of Yemen in faith

باب تَفَاضُلِ أَهْلِ الإِيمَانِ فِيهِ وَرُجْحَانِ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ فِيهِ ‏

Sahih Muslim 52k
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي بِشْرُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ جَعْفَرٍ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ ‏.‏ مِثْلَ حَدِيثِ جَرِيرٍ وَزَادَ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ وَالْفَخْرُ وَالْخُيَلاَءُ فِي أَصْحَابِ الإِبِلِ وَالسَّكِينَةُ وَالْوَقَارُ فِي أَصْحَابِ الشَّاءِ ‏"
Shu'ba narrated the hadith as reported by Jarir with the same chain of narrators with this addition:

Pride and conceitedness is among the owners of the camels and tranquillity and sobriety is found amongst the owners of sheep.

Chain of Narrators

successor
1

Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj

شعبة بن الحجاج

2,461 narrations

successor
2

Muhammad bin Ja'far bin Abi Kathir

محمد بن جعفر بن أبي كثير

701 narrations

3rd Generation
3

Bashr bin Khalid al-'Askary

بشر بن خالد العسكري

47 narrations

successor
4

Muhammad bin Abi 'Adi

محمد بن أبي عدي

228 narrations

3rd Generation
5

Muhammad bin al-Muthna - al-Zaman -

محمد بن المثنى أبو موسى الزمن

1,116 narrations