حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الْعَقَدِيُّ بَصْرِيٌّ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدَبٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ سَامٌ أَبُو الْعَرَبِ وَيَافِثُ أَبُو الرُّومِ وَحَامٌ أَبُو الْحَبَشِ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَی هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ وَيُقَالُ يَافِثُ وَيَافِتُ وَيَفَتُ
جامع ترمذی · Hadith 3931
Narrated Samurah bin Jundab: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Sam was the father of Arabs, Yafith was the father of Romans, and Ham was the father of Ethiopians.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020