[Machine] "We were sitting in a circle in the mosque, discussing the virtues of the prophets and which one is the greatest. We mentioned Noah and his long worship of his Lord, and we mentioned Abraham, the beloved of the Most Merciful. We mentioned Moses, the one who spoke to Allah, and we mentioned Jesus, the son of Mary. We also mentioned the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . While we were doing so, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to us and asked, 'What are you discussing?' We said, 'O Messenger of Allah, we are discussing the virtues of the prophets and which one is the greatest. We mentioned Noah and his long worship, and we mentioned Abraham, the beloved of the Most Merciful. We mentioned Moses, the one who spoke to Allah, and we mentioned Jesus, the son of Mary. And we mentioned you, O Messenger of Allah.' He asked, 'So who do you consider the greatest?' We said, 'We consider you the greatest, O Messenger of Allah, because Allah has sent you as a mercy to all people, and He has forgiven your past and future sins, and you are the seal of the prophets.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'It is not appropriate for anyone to say that he is better than Yahya ibn Zakariya.' We asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, why is that?' He said, 'Have you not heard how Allah described him in the Quran, saying, "O Yahya, take the scripture with determination." And We gave him judgement while still a boy. And affection from Us and purity, and he was fearing of Allah. And dutiful to his parents, and he was not a disobedient tyrant. And ﷺ on the day he was born and the day he dies and the day he is raised alive."'"

Note: The translation may not be accurate or literal, as Arabic sentences structure and grammar are different from English.  

كُنَّا فِي حَلْقَةٍ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ نَتَذَاكَرُ فَضَائِلَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ أَيُّهُمْ أَفْضَلُ؟ فَذَكَرْنَا نُوحًا وَطُولَ عِبَادَتِهِ رَبَّهُ وَذَكَرْنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلَ الرَّحْمَنِ وَذَكَرْنَا مُوسَى كَلِيمَ اللهِ وَذَكَرْنَا عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَذَكَرْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «مَا تَذْكُرُونَ بَيْنَكُمْ؟» قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهُ تَذَاكَرْنَا فَضَائِلَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ أَيُّهُمْ أَفْضَلُ؟ ذَكَرْنَا نُوحًا وَطُولَ عِبَادَتِهِ وَذَكَرْنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلَ الرَّحْمَنِ وَذَكَرْنَا مُوسَى كَلِيمَ الرَّحْمَنِ وَذَكَرْنَا عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَذَكَرْنَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ فَمَنْ فَضَّلْتُمْ؟ قُلْنَا فَضَلَّنَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ بَعَثَكَ اللهُ إِلَى النَّاسِ كَافَّةً وَغَفَرَ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ وَأَنْتَ خَاتَمُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ زَكَرِيَّا قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَمِنْ أَيْنَ ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ أَمَا سَمِعْتُمُ اللهَ كَيْفَ وَصَفَهُ فِي الْقُرْآنِ فَقَالَ {يَا يَحْيَى خُذِ الْكِتَابَ بِقُوَّةٍ وَآتَيْنَاهُ الْحُكْمَ صَبِيًّا} فَقَرَأَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ {سَيِّدًا وَحَصُورًا وَنَبِيًّا مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ} لَمْ يَعْمَلْ سَيِّئَةً قَطُّ وَلَمْ يَهُمَّ بِهَا