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Sahih al-Bukhari 4804

The Statement of Allah the Exalted: "And, verily, Yūnus (Jonah) was one of the Messengers." (V.37:139)

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 4804

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، رضى الله عنه قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

مَا يَنْبَغِي لأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَكُونَ خَيْرًا مِنِ ابْنِ مَتَّى ‏"

Narrated `Abdullah:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Nobody has the right to be better than (Jonah) bin Matta."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 4804) and Ahmad (No. 3980).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

ذَكَرَ فِيهِ حَدِيث اِبْن مَسْعُود " لَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَكُون خَيْرًا مِنْ يُونُس بْن مَتَّى "…

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3416

It is not proper for a servant of Allah to say: I am better than Yūnus ibn Matta

Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be please with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is not proper for a servant of Allah to say: “I am better than Yūnus ibn Matta." And he linked him to his father.

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

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