Sahih Muslim Book 1 - Hadith 88-100

It is narrated on the authority of Ibn Mas'ud that the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) pointed towards Yemen with his hand and said:

Verily Iman is towards this side, and harshness and callousness of the hearts is found amongst the rude owners of the camels who drive them behind their tails (to the direction) where emerge the two horns of Satan, they are the tribes of Rabi'a and Mudar. (Sahih Muslim Book 1 - Hadith 88)

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah observed:

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. (Sahih Muslim Book 1 - Hadith 89)

Abu Huraira reported the same hadith which is transmitted to us by another chain of transmitters, e. g. Muhammad b. al-Muthanna, Ishaq b. Yusuf Azraq, Ibn 'Aun, etc. (Sahih Muslim Book 1 - Hadith 90)

Abu Huraira reported:

The Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) observed: There came to you the people from Yemen; they are tender of hearts and mild of feelings, the understanding is Yemenite, the sagacity is Yemenite. (Sahih Muslim Book 1 - Hadith 91)

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) remarked:

The summit of unbelief is towards the East and the pride and conceitedness is found among the owners of horses and camels who are rude and uncivil, people of the tents, and tranquillity is found among those who rear goats and sheep. (Sahih Muslim Book 1 - Hadith 92)

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) observed:

The belief is among the Yemenites, and the unbelief is towards the East, and tranquillity is among those who rear goats and sheep, and pride and simulation is among the uncivil and rude owners of horses and camels. (Sahih Muslim Book 1 - Hadith 93)

It is reported on the authority of Abu Huraira:

I heard the Messenger of Allah saying this: Pride and conceitedness is found among the uncivil owners of the camels and tranquillity is found among the owners of sheep and goats. (Sahih Muslim Book 1 - Hadith 94)

The same hadith has been narrated by Zuhri with the same chain of authorities with the addition:

The belief is among the Yemenites, the sagacity is that of the Yemenites. (Sahih Muslim Book 1 - Hadith 95)

Abu Huraira said:

I heard the Prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) saying: There came the people of Yemen, they are tender of feelings and meek of hearts. The belief is that of the Yemenites, the sagacity is that of the Yemenites, the tranquillity is among the owners of goats and sheep, and pride and conceitedness is among the uncivil owners of the camels, the people of the tents in the direction of sunrise. (Sahih Muslim Book 1 - Hadith 96)

It is reporter on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) observed:

There came the people of Yemen who are soft of hearts, tender in feelings: the belief is that of the Yemenites, the sagacity is that of the Yemenites and the summit of unbelief is towards the East. (Sahih Muslim Book 1 - Hadith 97)

Qutaiba b. Sa'id and Zubair b. Harb say:

Jarir narrated this on the authority of A'mash with the same chain of narrators (as mentioned above). (Sahih Muslim Book 1 - Hadith 98)

Shu'ba narrated the hadith as reported by Jarir with the same chain of narrators with this addition:

Pride and conceitedness is among the owners of the camels and tranquillity and sobriety is found amongst the owners of sheep. (Sahih Muslim Book 1 - Hadith 99)

It is reported on the authority of Jabir b. Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (may peace and, blessings be upon him) observed:

The callousness of heart and sternness is in the East and faith is among the people of the Hijaz. (Sahih Muslim Book 1 - Hadith 100)