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Sunan Ibn Majah 2612 (Book 20, Hadith 80) #31966
The Importance of Knowing One's Forefathers

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of not denying one's forefathers and attributing oneself to their mother.

Muslim bin Haisam narrated from Ash'ath bin Qais who said: "I came to the Messenger of Allah with a delegation from Kindah, and they thought that I was the best of them. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah are you not from among us?' He said: 'We are the tribe of Banu Nadr bin Kinanah, and we do not attribute ourselves to our mother and we do not deny our forefathers'."He said: "Ash'ath bin Qais used to say: 'If any man is brought to me who suggests that a man from Quraish does not belong to Nadr bin Kinanah, I would carry out the legal punishment (for slander) on him'."
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ حَيَّانَ، أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَقِيلِ بْنِ طَلْحَةَ السُّلَمِيِّ، عَنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ هَيْصَمٍ، عَنِ الأَشْعَثِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فِي وَفْدِ كِنْدَةَ وَلاَ يَرَوْنِي أَفْضَلَهُمْ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَسْتُمْ مِنَّا ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ نَحْنُ بَنُو النَّضْرِ بْنِ كِنَانَةَ لاَ نَقْفُو أُمَّنَا وَلاَ نَنْتَفِي مِنْ أَبِينَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَكَانَ الأَشْعَثُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ يَقُولُ لاَ أُوتَى بِرَجُلٍ نَفَى رَجُلاً مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ مِنَ النَّضْرِ بْنِ كِنَانَةَ إِلاَّ جَلَدْتُهُ الْحَدَّ

TOPICS
ancestry  *  tribe  *  asl  *  quraish  *  kinanah

QUICK LESSONS:
Know your ancestry/tribe , Respect your ancestors , Respect others’ ancestries/tribes regardless .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith emphasizes the importance of knowing one's ancestry and tribe. It is narrated by Muslim bin Haisam from Ash'ath bin Qais, who was part of a delegation from Kindah. When asked if he was part of them, the Prophet Muhammad replied that they were part of Banu Nadr bin Kinanah, emphasizing that they should not deny their forefathers or attribute themselves to their mothers. Ash'ath used to say that if anyone suggested otherwise, he would carry out legal punishment on them for slander. This hadith teaches us the importance of knowing our ancestry and tribe as well as respecting it even if it may be different than what we expected or wanted it to be. It also teaches us about respecting others’ ancestries and tribes regardless of whether we agree with them or not.

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