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The clear statement regarding our suspicion in the case of Imam Al-Mahdi.
From the Yemenis: "Hear those who were deceived by the Yemenis, they said, 'If I had realized this, I would have been with you.'"
The custom of wearing a turban is known to be a sign of nobility, and it is still a Yemeni custom. This custom is known to the people from the time of the Hijaz, and it extends to the Yemeni corner. However, this is a custom of Mecca, unlike the wearing of the 'iqal. This is a Levantine custom, shared by the people of Iraq, Sham, and Jordan, and the Bedouins also share in it. The Bedouins are from the northern tribes of Hijaz, and their military base is in the area of Tabuk, which is a striking force that was established by Sa'd and was located in Sham. This reinforces what we understood from the tradition.
After this, it became clear, our case is not here! The fundamental issue is the essence of the matter...
Why would the Yemenis consider the Bedouins as enemies? Or did the Bedouins consider the Yemenis as enemies like Banu Qaynuqa' and Banu Nadir?
Is this not a clear indication to the Yemenis?
This is the same place where the American travelers entered with all their belongings, and the Bedouins and the countries of the East welcomed them with hospitality and generosity. At the same time, the Yemeni leaders were walking in the streets of Mecca, Medina, and Jeddah? Or were some of them inside the government buildings?
If the Yemenis had come from Europe, for example, to our Arab lands, would this be considered an indication? Then how, if the welcome was from the land of the Quran and the descent of revelation?
And when the American travelers left, did you consider it an indication?
This is our case!!
Are they waiting for the Yemenis to appear and leave the Hijaz and Jordan, and to taste the bitterness of displacement - once again - to follow the tradition? Or will the scholars protest against the Bedouins?
80 Narrated by Nu'aym ibn Hammad.