Sunan Abu Dawud Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah)

Sunan Abu Dawud 4669

Chapter: Making Distinction Between The Prophets

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 4669

حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

مَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ إِنِّي خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى ‏"

Ibn ‘Abbas reported the Prophet (May peace be upon him) as saying :

It is not fitting for a servent to say that I (The Prophet) is better than Jonah son of Matta.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4669), Al-Bukhari (No. 3395, 3413, 4630, 7539), Muslim (No. 165a, 2377) and Ahmad (No. 2059, 2180, 2184, 2522, 2557, 2600, 2791, 3013).

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( مَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُول إِنِّي خَيْر مِنْ يُونُس بْن مَتَّى ) : بِفَتْحِ الْمِيم وَتَشْدِيد الْمُثَنَّاة الْفَوْقِيَّة الْمَقْصُورَة هُوَ اِسْم وَالِد يُونُس وَقِيلَ هُوَ اِسْم أُمّه وَالصَّحِيح الْأَوَّل وَإِنَّمَا قَالَ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَلِكَ تَوَاضُعًا إِنْ كَانَ قَالَهُ بَعْد أَنْ أَعْلَمَ أَنَّهُ أَفْضَل الْخَلْق , وَإِنْ كَانَ قَالَهُ قَبْل عِلْمه بِذَلِكَ فَلَا إِشْكَال وَإِنَّمَا خَصَّ يُونُس عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام بِالذِّكْرِ لِمَا قَصَّ اللَّه فِي كِتَابه مِنْ أَمْر يُونُس وَتَوَلِّيه عَنْ قَوْمه وَضِجْرَته عَنْ تَثَبُّطهمْ فِي الْإِجَابَة وَقِلَّة الِاحْتِمَال عَنْهُمْ وَالِاحْتِفَال بِهِمْ حِين رَامُوا التَّنَصُّل فَقَالَ تَعَالَى { وَلَا تَكُنْ كَصَاحِب…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih صحيح	The hadith	No. 4669
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 4669
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih Bukhari (3413) Sahih Muslim (2377)	The hadith	No. 4669
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 4669

Other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3395

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "One should not say that I am better than Jonah (i.e. Yunus) bin Matta." So, he mentioned his father Matta. The Prophet (ﷺ) mentioned the night of his Ascension and said, "The prophet Moses was brown, a tall person as if from the people of the tribe of Shanu'a. Jesus was a…

لاَ يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى ‏"‏‏.‏ وَنَسَبَهُ إِلَى أَبِيهِ‏.‏ وَذَكَرَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِهِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مُوسَى آدَمُ طُوَالٌ كَأَنَّهُ مِنْ…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3413

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "No slave (of Allah) should say that I am better than Yunus bin Matta." So the Prophet mentioned his father's name with his name.

مَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ إِنِّي خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى ‏"‏‏.‏ وَنَسَبَهُ إِلَى أَبِيهِ‏.‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 4630

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Nobody has the rights to say that I am better than Jonah bin Matta."

مَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى ‏"

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 7539

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.

لاَ يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ إِنَّهُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى ‏"‏‏.‏ وَنَسَبَهُ إِلَى أَبِيهِ‏.‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 165a

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), while narrating his night journey observed: Musa (peace be upon him) was a man of high stature as if he was of the people of the Shanu'a (tribe), and Jesus was a well-built person having curly hair. He also mentioned Malik, the guardian of Hell, and Dajjal.

حِينَ أُسْرِيَ بِهِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مُوسَى آدَمُ طُوَالٌ كَأَنَّهُ مِنْ رِجَالِ شَنُوءَةَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ عِيسَى جَعْدٌ مَرْبُوعٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَذَكَرَ مَالِكًا خَازِنَ جَهَنَّمَ وَذَكَرَ الدَّجَّالَ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2377

The son of the uncle of your Prophet (ﷺ), i. e. Ibn Abbas, reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: It is not meet for a servant that he should say: I am better than Yunus b. Matta (and this Matta) is the name of his father.

مَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى ‏"

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 2059