Tracing the Hadith: “I find the breath of your Lord from the direction of Yemen”
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The student: Praise be to Allah, Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, and may blessings and peace be upon the Prophet of Guidance, our Prophet Muhammad, and upon the prophets of Allah. After that:
Imam Ahmad narrated in the second volume of his book, page 541, a hadith in which he said: “Husaym ibn Khalid narrated to us, saying: Haris narrated to us from Shubayb ibn Abi Ruh that an Arab man came to Abu Hurayrah and said: ‘O Abu Hurayrah, tell us about the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).’ He mentioned the hadith, and then said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And al-Mughirah said: ‘From the direction of the west. Verily, disbelief, open sinfulness, and hardness of heart are in the desert dwellers, the owners of hair and wool, whom the devils attack on the rumps of their camels.’ This is a good hadith. Husaym ibn Khalid, who is al-Hadrami, is a shaykh of Imam Ahmad. Al-Nasa'i said of him: ‘There is no harm with him.’ Ibn Hibban mentioned him in *Thiqat* (The Reliable Narrators), and al-Bukhari narrated from him in his *Sahih*. Al-Hafiz indicated in *al-Taqrib* that he is truthful.”
As for the statement of Asim, “Jarrir narrated to us,” it is a scribal error. The correct name is Haris, who is ibn Uthman, a reliable and firm narrator, because Asim did not narrate from Jarrir ibn Abd al-Hamid, who is among the reliable narrators. Shubayb ibn Abi Ruh is a reliable Tabi'i (successor), and Abu Dawud and al-Nasa'i narrated from him.
And his statement in the hadith, “And al-Mughirah said: From the direction of the west,” although this al-Mughirah did not appear in the mentioned chain of narration, and we did not determine the rank of this al-Mughirah—whether he is a shaykh of Imam Ahmad, or a Tabi'i, or a Tabi' al-Tabi'in, or otherwise. In any case, the wording is established. One person narrated and another narrated , and this causes fluctuation in the text, because the compiler excuses this in such a case. However, al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated the hadith in his book *al-Tarikh al-Kabir*, volume 4, page 71, in the biography of the Companion Salmah ibn ... al-Shami. He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “Abdullah ibn Yusuf narrated to us, saying: Abdullah ibn Salim narrated to me, saying: ... narrated to us from Munir ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Qurashi from Jabir ibn Nuayr, who said: Salmah ibn ... informed me, saying: .”
The Shaykh : ... .
The student:.
And this is a better chain, all of whose narrators are reliable. Therefore, the hadith is authentic, because it came through two different routes: the first in *al-Musnad* is good, and the second in *al-Tarikh* is authentic. The discrepancy of al-Mughirah in *al-Musnad* does not affect this. The hadith is mentioned by al-Haythami in *Majma' al-Zawa'id*, volume 10, page 50, where he said: “Imam Ahmad narrated it, and its narrators are the narrators of the authentic collections, except for Shubayb, who is reliable. And success is from Allah.”
The Shaykh : ... .
The student: ... in al-Bukhari's narration.
The Shaykh : Yes, meaning ... .
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : ... . It is not a problem whether he is from Yemen or Sham, but the problem is that it is the breath, yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, because the breath is like eating and drinking, meaning it is among the necessities of the body ... because the intended meaning is victory, victory.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh :Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3935Hasan (Darussalam) Yes ... .
Imam Ahmad narrated in the second volume of his book, page 541, a hadith in which he said: “Husaym ibn Khalid narrated to us, saying: Haris narrated to us from Shubayb ibn Abi Ruh that an Arab man came to Abu Hurayrah and said: ‘O Abu Hurayrah, tell us about the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).’ He mentioned the hadith, and then said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Verily, faith is Yemeni, and wisdom is Yemeni, and I find the breath of your Lord from the direction of Yemen
ألا إن الإيمان يمان والحكمة يمانية وأجد نفس ربكم من قبل اليمنAs for the statement of Asim, “Jarrir narrated to us,” it is a scribal error. The correct name is Haris, who is ibn Uthman, a reliable and firm narrator, because Asim did not narrate from Jarrir ibn Abd al-Hamid, who is among the reliable narrators. Shubayb ibn Abi Ruh is a reliable Tabi'i (successor), and Abu Dawud and al-Nasa'i narrated from him.
And his statement in the hadith, “And al-Mughirah said: From the direction of the west,” although this al-Mughirah did not appear in the mentioned chain of narration, and we did not determine the rank of this al-Mughirah—whether he is a shaykh of Imam Ahmad, or a Tabi'i, or a Tabi' al-Tabi'in, or otherwise. In any case, the wording is established. One person narrated
Verily, the breath of your Lord is from the direction of Yemen
إن نفس ربكم من قبل اليمنI find the breath of your Lord from the direction of the west
أجد نفس ربكم من قبل المغربI wrote down from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) until my knees almost touched his thigh, and I said: O Messenger of Allah ... the weapon and made ... said ... the fighting came. A group from my Ummah will remain standing upon the truth, manifest to the people, and ... people will fight them with a sense of security from them
دونت من النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم حتى كادت ركبتاي تمسان فخذه فقلت يا رسول الله ... السلاح وجعل .. قال ... جاء القتال. لا تزال من أمتي أمة قائمة على الحق ظاهرة على الناس يزيد ... قوم فيقاتلهم بأمان منهمThe Shaykh : ... .
The student:
... to Yemen. Verily, I find the breath of al-Rahman from here, and it has been revealed to me that I ... and you follow ... and the horses are tied with good in their foreheads until the Day of Resurrection, and their people are aided upon them
... إلى اليمن إني لأجد نفس الرحمان من ها هنا وقد أوحي إلي أني ... وتتبعون ... والخيل معقود في نواصيها الخير إلى يوم القيامة وأهلها معانون عليهاAnd this is a better chain, all of whose narrators are reliable. Therefore, the hadith is authentic, because it came through two different routes: the first in *al-Musnad* is good, and the second in *al-Tarikh* is authentic. The discrepancy of al-Mughirah in *al-Musnad* does not affect this. The hadith is mentioned by al-Haythami in *Majma' al-Zawa'id*, volume 10, page 50, where he said: “Imam Ahmad narrated it, and its narrators are the narrators of the authentic collections, except for Shubayb, who is reliable. And success is from Allah.”
The Shaykh : ... .
The student: ... in al-Bukhari's narration.
The Shaykh : Yes, meaning ... .
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : ... . It is not a problem whether he is from Yemen or Sham, but the problem is that it is the breath, yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, because the breath is like eating and drinking, meaning it is among the necessities of the body ... because the intended meaning is victory, victory.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh :