Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions
61/1. Chapter:
The Statement of Allah Ta'ala: "O mankind! We have created you from a male and female."
وَقَوْلُهُ: {وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ الَّذِي تَسَاءَلُونَ بِهِ وَالأَرْحَامَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَيْكُمْ رَقِيبًا}. وَمَا يُنْهَى عَنْ دَعْوَى الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ. الشُّعُوبُ النَّسَبُ الْبَعِيدُ، وَالْقَبَائِلُ دُونَ ذَلِكَ.And Allah's Statement: "...And fear Allah through Whom you demand your mutual (rights), and (do not cut the relations of) the womb (kinship). Surely, Allah is Ever an All-Watcher over you." (V.4:1) The prohibition of bad customs of the Period of Ignorance.
Sahih Bukhari
حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْكَاهِلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي حَصِينٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسِ، رضى الله عنهما. {وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ} قَالَ الشُّعُوبُ الْقَبَائِلُ الْعِظَامُ، وَالْقَبَائِلُ الْبُطُونُ.
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Regarding the Verse: 'And (We) made you into Shu'ub and Qabail-- (49.13) that Shu'uib means the big Qabail (i.e. nations) while the Qabail (i.e. tribes) means the branch tribes.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 3489In-book reference : Book 61, Hadith 1USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 4, Book 56, Hadith 695