a man said to the Prophet ﷺ: O our leader and son of our leader, or O best of us and the son of the best of us. Then the Prophet ﷺ said, "O People, say what you usually say and not let Satan take over you: I am Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh and the Messenger of Allah. I do not like that you elevate me to a level higher than to what Allah has elevated me."  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ: يَا سَيِّدَنَا وَابْنَ سَيِّدِنَا! وَيَا خَيْرَنَا وَابْنَ خَيْرِنَا! فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قُولُوا بِقَوْلِكُمْ وَلَا يَسْتَهْوِيَنَّكُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ۔ أَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ، وَرَسُولُ اللهِ، وَاللهِ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ تَرْفَعُونِي فَوْقَ مَا رَفَعَنِي اللهُ۔»