Book 65: Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))
The Statement of Allah: "...And Yünus (Jonah) and Lut (Lot), and each one of them We preferred above Al-Alamin (mankind and jinn) (of their times)" (V.6:86)
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Sahih al-Bukhari 4630 · Book 65, Hadith 152
Chain of Narration (Isnad)
Narrated by أبو العالية البراء زياد بن فيروز 5 narrators
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 4630
In-book reference
Book 65, Hadith 152
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 154
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ عَمِّ، نَبِيِّكُمْ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى ".
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