It is not fitting for a servent to say that I (The Prophet) is better than Jonah son of Matta.
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ إِنِّي خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى
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The Prophet ﷺ said, "Nobody has the rights to say that I am better than Jonah bin Matta."
حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ عَمِّ نَبِيِّكُمْ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى
The Prophet ﷺ said, "Nobody has the right to say that I am better than Jonah bin Matta."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Nobody has the right to be better than (Jonah) bin Matta."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا يَنْبَغِي لأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَكُونَ خَيْرًا مِنِ ابْنِ مَتَّى
The Prophet ﷺ said, "He who says that I am better than Jonah bin Matta, tells a lie.'
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ قَالَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى فَقَدْ كَذَبَ
The Prophet ﷺ said, "None has the right to say that I am better than Jonah bin Matta."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَا يَنْبَغِي لأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى
The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever says that I am better than Jonah bin Matta, is a liar."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ قَالَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى فَقَدْ كَذَبَ
The Prophet ﷺ said that his Lord said: "It does not befit a slave that he should say that he is better than Jonah (Yunus) bin Matta.
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِيمَا يَرْوِيهِ عَنْ رَبِّهِ قَالَ لاَ يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ إِنَّهُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى وَنَسَبَهُ إِلَى أَبِيهِ
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.
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ إِنِّي خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى وَنَسَبَهُ إِلَى أَبِيهِ
The Prophet ﷺ said, "None should say that I am better than Yunus bin Matta."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لاَ يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى
The son of the uncle of your Prophet ﷺ, i. e. Ibn Abbas, reported Messenger of Allah 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.
حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ عَمِّ نَبِيِّكُمْ ﷺ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى وَنَسَبَهُ إِلَى أَبِيهِ
It is not fitting for a prophet to say : I am better than Jonah son of matta.
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَا يَنْبَغِي لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَقُولَ إِنِّي خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "It is not appropriate for anyone to say that they are better than Yunus ibn Matta."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى
It is not fitting for a servent to say that I (The Prophet) is better than Jonah son of Matta. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4669)
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى
The Prophet ﷺ said, "Nobody has the right to say that I am better than Jonah bin Matta." (Using translation from Bukhārī 4631)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى
[Machine] Regarding the Prophetﷺ he said, "No one should consider themselves better than Yunus ibn Matta."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَكُونَ خَيْرًا مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "It is not appropriate for anyone to say 'I am better than Yunus bin Matta'."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى
The Prophet ﷺ said, "None should say that I am better than Yunus bin Matta." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3416)
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى
The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever says that I am better than Jonah bin Matta, is a liar." (Using translation from Bukhārī 4604)
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ قَالَ إِنِّي خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى فَقَدْ كَذَبَ
The Prophet ﷺ said, "None should say that I am better than Yunus bin Matta." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3416)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى»
The son of the uncle of your Prophet ﷺ, i. e. Ibn Abbas, reported Messenger of Allah 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. (Using translation from Muslim 2377)
سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَمِّ نَبِيِّكُمْ ﷺ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ «مَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى» نَسَبَهُ إِلَى أَبِيهِ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "It is not fitting for a prophet to say, 'I am better than Yunus ibn Matta.'"
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَا يَنْبَغِي لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى»
The Prophet ﷺ said, "Nobody has the right to say that I am better than Jonah bin Matta." (Using translation from Bukhārī 4631)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "No one should say that they are better in the sight of Allah than Yunus ibn Matta."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَنَا عِنْدَ اللهِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى
The Prophet ﷺ said, "None has the right to say that I am better than Jonah bin Matta." (Using translation from Bukhārī 4603)
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى
"قَال اللهُ -تَعَالى-: لا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ لِي أنْ يَقُولَ: أنَا خَيرٌ من يونسَ ابن مَتَّى".
"مَا يَنْبَغِي لنَبِيٍّ (*) أَنْ يَقولَ: إِنِّي خَيرٌ مِنْ يُونُس بْنِ متَّى".
"لَا يَنْبَغِي لأحَدٍ أنْ يَقُولَ: أنَا خَيرٌ منْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى".
"لَا يَنْبَغي لأحَدٍ أنْ يَقُولَ: أنَا عِنْدَ الله خَير مِنْ يُونَسَ بْنِ مَتَّى".
"لَا ينبَغِي لِنَبيٍّ أنْ يَقُولَ: أنَا خَير مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى".
"مَنْ قَال: أَنَا خَيرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بنِ مَتَّى فَقَد كَذَبَ".
"عَنْ عَلِىٍّ عَنِ النَّبِىِّ ﷺ قَالَ: لَا يَنْبَغِى لأَحَدٍ، وَفِى لَفْظٍ لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ: أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى، سَبَّحَ الله فِى الظُّلُمَاتِ".