Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by 'Abdul 'Aziz bin Yahya bin YusuffromMuhammad bin SalmahfromIbn IshaqfromIsma'il bin Abi Hkymfromal-Qasim ibn Muhammadfrom'Abdullah ibn Ja'far
Hadith text · Matn
مَا يَنْبَغِي لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَقُولَ إِنِّي خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى
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English translation
‘Abd Allah b. Ja’far reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:
It is not fitting for a prophet to say : I am better than Jonah son of matta.
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْحَرَّانِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي حَكِيمٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 42, Hadith 75
- English Reference
- Book 41, Hadith 4653