((Reports that, in general, point to this matter)) (1)

29 – (A transmission taken from the first part of the narration of Ahmad ibn Kamil ibn Khalaf) (2)
Abu al-Qasim Yahya ibn Ahmad ibn ʿAli al-Saybi al-Qasri informed us; I, Abu ʿAli al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn Ibrahim ibn Shadhan, was informed by Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn Kamil ibn Khalaf (3):
Muhammad ibn Saʿid al-ʿAwfi narrated to us; ʿAbd Allah ibn Bakr al-Sahmi also narrated to us (4); Yazid ibn ʿAwanah narrated from Muhammad ibn Dhakwan, from ʿAmr ibn Dinar, from ʿAbd Allah ibn ʿUmar (5), who said:

We were sitting one day in the courtyard of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when a woman (6) from among the daughters of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by. One of the men present said, “This is a daughter of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.” Abu Sufyan remarked, “Muhammad among the Banu Hashim is nothing but a sprig of basil in the midst of dung.” The woman overheard this and conveyed it to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out—I think he was angry—ascended the pulpit and said:

“What is wrong with statements that reach me from certain people? Allah created seven heavens; He chose the highest of them and dwelt therein, and He placed in His heavens whomever of His creation He willed. He created seven earths; He chose the uppermost of them and placed therein whomever of His creation He willed. (7) Then He selected from His creation: He chose the Children of Adam; from the Children of Adam He chose the Arabs; from the Arabs He chose Mudar; from Mudar He chose Quraysh; from Quraysh He chose the Banu Hashim; then He chose—”