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Sahih Muslim 2276 (Book 43, Hadith 1) #13026
Special Status Granted by Allah

SUMMARY: Allah granted special status to the descendants of Isma'il, and then to the Quraish tribe, and then to Banu Hashim, and finally to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Wathila b. al-Asqa' reported: I heard Allah's Messenger as saying: Verily Allah granted eminence to Kinana from amongst the descendants of Isma'il, and he granted eminence to the Quraish amongst Kinana, and he granted eminence to Banu Hashim amonsgst the Quraish, and he granted me eminence from the tribe of Banu Hashim.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ الرَّازِيُّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَهْمٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ، - قَالَ ابْنُ مِهْرَانَ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، - حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ، شَدَّادٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ وَاثِلَةَ بْنَ الأَسْقَعِ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَى كِنَانَةَ مِنْ وَلَدِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَاصْطَفَى قُرَيْشًا مِنْ كِنَانَةَ وَاصْطَفَى مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ وَاصْطَفَانِي مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ

TOPICS
eminence  *  descendants  *  kibriya  *  banu  *  ismail  *  quraysh  *  banuhashim  *  quraish  *  hashim

QUICK LESSONS:
Have faith in God Almighty; be sincere in your deeds; respect your background/ancestry/family lineage etc.; be humble despite having a privileged position etc..

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about how Allah granted special status or eminence to different groups of people. It starts with the descendants of Prophet Isma'il, who was a son of Prophet Ibrahim. Then it moves on to the Quraish tribe which was a part of Kinana's descendants. After that it talks about how Allah gave special status or eminence to the family of Prophet Muhammad known as 'Banu Hashim'. Finally, it mentions that Allah gave him eminence from this family as well. This hadith teaches us that no matter what our background is, if we are sincere in our faith and deeds then we can be given special status by God Almighty.

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