Sahih al-Bukhari•Hadith 3342•Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions
Chapter
Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions
كتاب المناقب
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْكَاهِلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي حَصِينٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسِ، رضى الله عنهما. {وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ} قَالَ الشُّعُوبُ الْقَبَائِلُ الْعِظَامُ، وَالْقَبَائِلُ الْبُطُونُ.
English Translation
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Regarding the Verse: 'And (We) made you into Shu'ub and Qabail-- (49.13) that Shu'uib means the big Qabail (i.e. nations) while the Qabail (i.e. tribes) means the branch tribes.
Book
Sahih al-Bukhari
Hadith No.
3342
Author
Imam Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari