Narrated Ibn Abbas: Regarding the Verse: 'And (We) made you into Shu'ub and Qabail-- (49.13) that Shu'uib means the big Qabail (i.e. nations) while the Qabail (i.e. tribes) means the branch tribes.
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 56: Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions, Hadith #695
Narrated Ibn Abbas: Regarding the Verse: 'And (We) made you into Shu'ub and Qabail-- (49.13) that Shu'uib means the big Qabail (i.e. nations) while the Qabail (i.e. tribes) means the branch tribes.
This hadith is from the book of Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 695 in book 56 of volume 4.
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