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Sunan Abi DawudSahih (Al-Albani)

سنن أبي داود

Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 4669

Read the original Arabic and English translation of this hadith from Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah), with its chapter, grading, and reference kept together.

In-book entry
74

Chapter 14

Chapter context: Making Distinction Between The Prophets

باب فِي التَّخْيِيرِ بَيْنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ عَلَيْهِمُ الصَّلاَةُ وَالسَّلاَمُ

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

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 ‏

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Translation

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.

About this reference

Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 4669 in Sunan Abi Dawud. It appears in Book 42, Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah), as in-book entry 74 under the chapter “Making Distinction Between The Prophets.”

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Reference details

Collection
Sunan Abi Dawud
In-book entry
74

Source and grading notes

Sunan Abi Dawud 4669 In-book : Book 42, Hadith 74 English translation : Book 41, Hadith 4652

Al-Albani:
Sahih
Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul Hamid:
Sahih
Shuaib Al Arnaut:
Sahih
Zubair Ali Zai:
Sahih Bukhari (3413) Sahih Muslim (2377)

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