Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Hafs bin 'Umar bin al-HarithfromShu'bah bin al-HajjajfromKhalifa bin Khayyat bin KhalifafromYazid bin Zari'fromSa'id bin Abi Sa'id (Kaysan)fromQatadafromAbu al-Aliyya al-Bara', Ziyad bin Ferozfromibn Abbas
Hadith text · Matn
لاَ يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ إِنَّهُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى
. وَنَسَبَهُ إِلَى أَبِيهِ.
English translation
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said that his Lord said: "It does not befit a slave that he should say that he is better than Jonah (Yunus) bin Matta.
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ،. وَقَالَ لِي خَلِيفَةُ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِيمَا يَرْوِيهِ عَنْ رَبِّهِ قَالَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 97, Hadith 164
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 9, Book 93, Hadith 630 (deprecated numbering scheme)