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ahmad:16307 – Ḥajjāj > Shuʿbah > Qatādah Qālasamiʿt Muṭarrif b. ʿAbdullāh b. al-Shikhhīr from his father

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Are you the leader of the Quraysh tribe?" The Prophet ﷺ responded, "The leader of the Quraysh is Allah. I am the best among them in terms of speech and the greatest among them in terms of lineage." Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Let everyone of you speak with his own words, and let him not be prompted by Satan."  

أحمد:١٦٣٠٧ – حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ حَدَّثَنِي شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ قَالَسَمِعْتُ مُطَرِّفَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الشِّخِّيرِ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَنْتَ سَيِّدُ قُرَيْشٍ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ السَّيِّدُ اللهُ قَالَ أَنْتَ أَفْضَلُهَا فِيهَا قَوْلًا وَأَعْظَمُهَا فِيهَا طَوْلًا؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِيَقُلْ أَحَدُكُمْ بِقَوْلِهِ وَلَا يَسْتَجِرُّهُ الشَّيْطَانُ  

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ahmad:16316 – Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah And Ḥajjāj > Ḥaddathanīshuʿbah > Qatādah > Ibn Jaʿfar > Qatādah > Muṭarrif b. ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] "A man came to the Prophet, ﷺ , and said: 'Are you the leader of the Quraysh?' The Prophet, ﷺ , replied: 'The leader is Allah.' The man then asked: 'Are you the best among them in terms of speech and the greatest of them in terms of length?' The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said: 'Let each of you speak as he wishes, and do not let Satan or the devils tempt him to boast.'"  

أحمد:١٦٣١٦ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ وَحَجَّاجٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِيشُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ وَقَالَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قال سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ مُطَرِّفِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ حَجَّاجٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُطَرِّفًا عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَنْتَ سَيِّدُ قُرَيْشٍ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ السَّيِّدُ اللهُ فَقَالَ أَنْتَ أَفْضَلُهَا فِيهَا قَوْلًا وَأَعْظَمُهَا فِيهَا طَوْلًا؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِيَقُلْ أَحَدُكُمْ بِقَوْلِهِ وَلَا يَسْتَجِرَّنَّهُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَوِ الشَّيَاطِينُ  

nasai-kubra:10003 – Muḥammad b. al-Muthanná > Muḥammad > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Muṭarrif from his father

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "You are the master of the Quraysh." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "The master is Allah." The man then said, "You are superior to us in speech and greater than us in height." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Let each of you speak with his own words and not be influenced by Satan or the devils."  

الكبرى للنسائي:١٠٠٠٣ – أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُطَرِّفًا عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَنْتَ سَيِّدُ قُرَيْشٍ فَقَالَ «السَّيِّدُ اللهُ» قَالَ أَنْتَ أَفْضَلُنَا قَوْلًا وَأَعْظَمُنَا فِيهَا طُولًا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لِيَقُلْ أَحَدُكُمْ بِقَوْلِهِ وَلَا يَسْتَجِرُّهُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَوِ الشَّيَاطِينُ»