The Book of Faith-07a
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The reciter: Abu al-Rabi' al-Zuhri narrated to us, Hammad informed us, Ayub narrated to us, Muhammad narrated to us from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 52a.
The Shaykh : Yes, but this does not mean that this description applies to the people of Yemen until the Day of Resurrection. Rather, this is a general statement, just as we say, for example: "The best of people are the generation of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then those who follow them." Does this mean that every individual among those who follow them is better than every individual among the generation of the Tabi'in? No. For this reason, there are found among the people of Yemen those who have hardness of heart, arrogance regarding good, and pride over the truth and over creation. But this is a general statement.
And regarding His saying:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3935Hasan (Darussalam), some scholars said that Makkah and al-Madinah are considered part of Yemen. Therefore, the wisdom that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) brought down was either in Makkah—first—or in al-Madinah—second. And considering the Levant, Palestine, and what is adjacent to them, they are considered Yemeni in that regard.
There have come the people of Yemen; they are tender of hearts, the belief is that of the Yemenites, the understanding (of the faith) is that of the Yemenites and sagacity is that of the Yemenites.
جاء أهل اليمن ، هم أرقّ أفئدةً ، الإيمان يمانٍ ، والفقه يمانٍ ، والحكمة يمانيةٌThe Shaykh : Yes, but this does not mean that this description applies to the people of Yemen until the Day of Resurrection. Rather, this is a general statement, just as we say, for example: "The best of people are the generation of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then those who follow them." Does this mean that every individual among those who follow them is better than every individual among the generation of the Tabi'in? No. For this reason, there are found among the people of Yemen those who have hardness of heart, arrogance regarding good, and pride over the truth and over creation. But this is a general statement.
And regarding His saying: