Sahih al-Bukhari 3413

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Chapter: The Statement of Allah Taa'la: "And verily, Yunus was one of the Messengers..."

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

Narrated by ibn Abbas 5 narrators

Hafs bin 'Umar bin al-Harith Atbāʿ Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn d. 225 AH Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn ~82 AH – 160 AH Qatada Tābiʿī ~60 AH – ~117 AH أبو العالية البراء زياد بن فيروز Tābiʿī d. 90 AH ibn Abbas Companion 3 BH/619 CE – 68 AH/687 CE

Narrated Ibn `Abbas: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.

Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari 3413

In-book reference

Book 60, Hadith 86

USC-MSA web (English)

Vol. 4, Book 55, Hadith 625

Translation by Muhsin Khan · Language: EN

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ مَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ إِنِّي خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى ‏"‏‏.‏ وَنَسَبَهُ إِلَى أَبِيهِ‏.‏

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