Sunan Abi Dawud, 4669
sahih· Al-AlbaniChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Hafs bin 'Umar bin al-HarithfromShu'bah bin al-HajjajfromQatadafromAbu al-Aliyya al-Bara', Ziyad bin Ferozfromibn Abbas
Hadith text · Matn
مَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ إِنِّي خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى
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English translation
Ibn ‘Abbas reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying :
It is not fitting for a servent to say that I (The Prophet) is better than Jonah son of Matta.
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 42, Hadith 74
- English Reference
- Book 41, Hadith 4652