Chapter: Yunus, Peace Be Upon Him, And The Words Of The Prophet (SAW): "No One Should Say: I Am Better Than Yunus Bin Matta."

Hadith 2376 Part A

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Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may prace be upon him) as saying that Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, said

It is not meet for a servant of Mine that he should say: I am better than Yunus b. Matta (peace be upon him).

Hadith 2377 Part A

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Abu al-Aliya said

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.