49/1. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3607 — Best in Person and House
What Has Been Related About The Virtue Of The Prophet (SAW)
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and His Honored House
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3607
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3607
حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ مُوسَى الْقَطَّانُ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي زِيَادٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ قُرَيْشًا جَلَسُوا فَتَذَاكَرُوا أَحْسَابَهُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ فَجَعَلُوا مَثَلَكَ كَمَثَلِ نَخْلَةٍ فِي كَبْوَةٍ مِنَ الأَرْضِ . فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَلَقَ الْخَلْقَ فَجَعَلَنِي مِنْ خَيْرِهِمْ مِنْ خَيْرِ فِرَقِهِمْ وَخَيْرِ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ ثُمَّ تَخَيَّرَ الْقَبَائِلَ فَجَعَلَنِي مِنْ خَيْرِ قَبِيلَةٍ ثُمَّ تَخَيَّرَ الْبُيُوتَ فَجَعَلَنِي مِنْ خَيْرِ بُيُوتِهِمْ فَأَنَا خَيْرُهُمْ نَفْسًا وَخَيْرُهُمْ بَيْتًا " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ . وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ هُوَ ابْنُ نَوْفَلٍ .
Al-'Abbas bin 'Abdul-Muttalib Narrated from:
I Said: 'O Messenger Of Allah! Indeed The Quraish Have Sat And Spoken Between Themselves About The Best Of Them, And They Made Your Likeness As That Of A Palm Tree In A Wasteland.' So The Prophet (ﷺ) Said: 'Indeed, Allah Created The Creation And Made Me [From The Best Of Them,] From The Best Of Their Categories, And The Best Of The Two Categories (Arabs And Non-Arabs), Then He Chose Between The Tribes And Made Me From The Best Tribe, Then He Chose Between The Houses And Made Me From The Best House. So I Am The Best Of Them In Person And The Best Of Them In House.'
[1] "That is the Arabs and the non-Arabs." ( Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi ).Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3607In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 3English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3607
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3607
This Hadith records a response from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم after Al-Abbas mentioned that some people spoke about ranks among Quraish and used an unfair comparison about him. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered by pointing to Allah’s choice. He said Allah created the creation, made him from the best categories, chose between tribes and placed him in the best tribe, then chose between houses and placed him in the best house. He then said he was the best of them in person and the best of them in house. The main topic is the virtue of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and his honored lineage. The Hadith should be understood from its own wording: it is a direct answer to people speaking about status and ancestry.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered false or unfair speech with a clear statement of truth.
- The Hadith links his honor to Allah’s choice.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم described both personal honor and family honor.
