Sahih Muslim — Hadith #2917

Abu Bakr bin Abi Shaybah told us, Abu Usama told us, Shu’bah told us, on the authority of Abu al-Tayyah, he said, I heard Abu Zur’ah, on the authority of Abu Hurairah, on the authority of the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, who said, “This neighborhood of Quraysh will destroy my nation.” They said, “What do you command us to do?” He said, “If only the people Separate from them.” Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Durqi and Ahmad ibn Uthman al-Nawfali narrated to us, saying: Abu Dawud narrated to us: Shu`bah, in this chain of transmission, its meaning.