حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ وَهُوَ ابْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ أَهْلَ الْيَمَنِ قَدِمُوا عَلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالُوا ابْعَثْ مَعَنَا رَجُلًا يُعَلِّمْنَا السُّنَّةَ وَالْإِسْلَامَ قَالَ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ فَقَالَ هَذَا أَمِينُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 6253
Anas reported that the people of Yemen came to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and said: Send with us a person who should teach us Sunnah and al-Islam, whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) caught hold of the hand of Ubaida and said: He is a man of trust of this Umma.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020