“Faith is Yemeni as far as here”—and he gestured with his hand toward Judham—“may Allah’s blessings be upon Judham.”

This is a mursal report, and its narrators are trustworthy. In al-Jami al-Kabir, al-Suyuti attributed it to al-Shirazi, on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, as attributed to the Prophet, and added: “They fight the disbelievers on the mountain peaks, giving victory to Allah and His Messenger.”

Thus far, I have not found its chain of transmission. In his entry on al-Judhami, al-Samʿani indicated that it is weak.

The hadith has an authentic supporting report at the beginning of the following hadith.

Its first part was reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim from Abu Hurayrah, and both of them also narrate a continuation to it. It is cited in al-Rawd al-Nadir (1045).

I then found it in Tarikh Dimashq (6/298), through the mursal narration of Rawh ibn Zinbaʿ, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

“Faith is Yemeni as far as the mountains of Judham, and may Allah bless Judham.” *

3127—(The best of men are the men of Yemen. Faith is Yemeni, extending to Lakhm, Judham, and ʿAmilah. Those whom Himyar has consumed are better than Himyar itself; Hadramawt is better than Banu al-Harith. One tribe is better than another, and one tribe is worse than another. By Allah, I do not care if both al-Hariths perish. May Allah curse the four kings: Jamdaʾ, Mikhwasaʾ, Mishrahaʾ, Abdaʿah, and their sister al-ʿAmarradah.

Then he said:

“My Lord commanded me to curse Quraysh twice, so I cursed them; then He commanded me to