The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Aslam, Ghifar, and Mazina are better than Tamim, Asad, Ghatafan, and Banu Amir bin Sasaa," prolonging his voice as he said it.The people remarked, "They have failed and lost."He said, "They are still better than them."
حدثنا محمود بن غيلان حدثنا أبو أحمد حدثنا سفيان عن عبد الملك بن عمير
أن رسول الله ﷺ قال أسلم وغفار ومزينة خير من تميم وأسد وغطفان وبني عامر بن صعصعة يمد بها صوته فقال القوم قد خابوا وخسروا قال فهم خير منهم
Agreed upon [by Bukhari and Muslim]. Bukhari narrated it in the Book of Virtues, chapter on the mention of Aslam, Ghifar, Mazina, Juhayna, and Ashja, hadith no. 3515, and Muslim, hadith no. 2522, from the hadith of Sufyan Thawri through this chain.