Al-Kāfi - The Book - Garden (of Flowers)

Al-Kāfi - The Book - Garden (of Flowers) Chapter: Words of the Holy Prophet, Sallallahu ʿAlayhi waalihi wa-sallam on the day of Victory حَنَانٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عليه السلا٠) قَالَ صَعِدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ (صلى الله عليه وآله) الْ٠َكَّةَ فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَذْهَبَ عَنْكُ٠ْ نَخْوَةَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَ تَفَاخُرَهَا بِآبَائِهَا أَلَا إِنَّكُ٠ِنْ طِينٍ أَلَا إِنَّ خَيْرَ عِبَادِ اللَّهِ عَبْدٌ اتَّقَاهُ إِنَّ الْعَرَبِيَّةَ لَيْسَتْ بِأَبٍ وَالِدٍ وَ لَكِنَّهَا لِسَانٌ نَاطِقٌ فَ٠َنْ قَصَرَ بِهِ عَ٠ْ يُبْلِغْهُ حَسَبُهُ أَلَا إِنَّ كُلَّ دَ٠ٍ كَانَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ أَوْ إِحْنَةٍ وَ الْإِحْنَةُ الشَّحْنَاءُ فَهِيَ تَحْتَ قَدَ٠ِي هَذِهِ إِلَى يَوْ٠342.

Hannaan, from his father, who has said: Abu Ja’far (asws) having said: ‘The Rasool Allah (saww) ascended the Pulpit on the day of victory over Makkah, so he (saww) said: ‘O you people! Allah (azwj) has Taken away from you the pride of the era of the ignorance, and what you are boasting of with regards to your forefathers. Indeed! You are from Adam (as), and Adam is from clay. Indeed! The best of the servants of Allah (azwj) is a pious servant.

The Arabic is not by a father and (grand) father, but it is a spoken tongue (language). So the one who is deficient in his deeds, his lineage would not help him. Indeed! Every blood (shed) during the era of ignorance, or feud – and the feud is the enmity – so it is now under my (saww) feet. This is how it will be up to the Day of Judgement’. يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi) وثق - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (16/215))