33/49. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2227 — Quraish as Leaders of People
What Has Been Related About Al-Khilafah Are FromQuraish Until The Hour Is Established'
Quraish Leaders Hadith in Good and Bad
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2227
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2227
حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْبَصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي الْهُذَيْلِ، يَقُولُ كَانَ نَاسٌ مِنْ رَبِيعَةَ عِنْدَ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِي فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ وَائِلٍ لَتَنْتَهِيَنَّ قُرَيْشٌ أَوْ لَيَجْعَلَنَّ اللَّهُ هَذَا الأَمْرَ فِي جُمْهُورٍ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ غَيْرِهِمْ . فَقَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْعَاصِي كَذَبْتَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " قُرَيْشٌ وُلاَةُ النَّاسِ فِي الْخَيْرِ وَالشَّرِّ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ وَجَابِرٍ . وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ صَحِيحٌ .
'Abdullah bin Abi Al-Hudhail Narrated from:
There Were Some People From(The Tribe Of) Rabiah With 'Amr Bin Al-'As, So A Man From(The Tribe Of) Bakr Bin Wa'Il Said: Either The Quraish Will Stop, Or Allah Will Place This Matter Among The Masses Of The Arabs Other Than Them.' So 'Amr Bin Al-'As Said: 'You Have Lied, I Heard The Messenger Of Allah(S.A.W) Saying: "The Quraish Are The Leaders Of The People, In The Good And The Bad, Until The Day Of Judgement."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2227In-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 70English translation : Vol. 4, Book 7, Hadith 2227
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2227
This Hadith reports a statement about Quraish and leadership. A man said that Quraish would either stop or Allah would place the matter among other Arabs. Amr bin Al-As rejected that statement and said he heard the Prophet say that Quraish are the leaders of the people in good and bad until the Day of Judgment. The core topic is leadership of Quraish. The text is short but direct. It does not list individual leaders or give extra details. It simply preserves the Prophet’s wording as narrated by Amr bin Al-As and connects leadership with Quraish until the Day of Judgment.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration links leadership of people to Quraish.
- Amr bin Al-As corrected a statement he saw as false by quoting the Prophet.
- The Hadith should be understood by staying close to its exact wording.
