Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:1550 حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمُقْرِئُ ثنا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ مُطْعِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ «أَتَاكُمْ أَهْلُ الْيَمَنِ كَقِطَعِ اللَّيْلِ الْمُظْلِمِ وَهُمْ خَيْرُ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ» فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِمَّنْ عِنْدَهُ وَمِنَّا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ كَلِمَةً خَفِيَّةً «إِلَّا أَنْتُمْ»
English Translation
Narrated Jubayr ibn Mut'im: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) raised his head to the sky and said: "The people of Yemen are coming to you like pieces of dark night — they are the best people on earth." A man who was with him said: "And us, O Messenger of Allah?" He said in a soft voice: "Except you."