Allah Loves the Yemeni People

Bismillahi Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem,

Have you ever read this ayah of Qur'an and wondered about whom it spoke?

"O you who believe! Whoever from among you turns back from his religion, ALlah will bring a people whom he will love and they love Him; humble towards the believers, fighting in the Way of Allah and never fear the blame of the blamers. That is the Grace of Allah which He bestows on whom He wills. And Allah is All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs, All-Knower." Al-Ma'ida:54

I used to wonder about such people and made plenty of dua in my sujood, on Friday's and in Qiyam Al-Lail that Allah let me live with these people and make me be like them.

I had no idea that it was referring to the people of Yemen when I first read this ayah, but it seems Allah answered my dua on the first account. The tafsir of the hadith says that when asked about this ayah, Rasool Allah (sas) gestured towards Musa Bashi' who was with him and said, "They are these people." In the opinion of al-Tabari, they are the people of Yemen.

Not part of the tafsir of this ayah but a sahih hadith related from Abu Mas’ud that the Messenger of Allah (sas) gestured with his hands towards Yemen and said: “Belief (iman) is there” (Sahih al-Bukhari, no: 4126 & Sahih Muslim, no: 81)
In these times of great fitnah it is comforting to remember the blessings of Allah on the people and the land of Yemen. Insha Allah I will be posting a series of hadiths related to Yemen and its people throughout the coming months.