Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 3395, 3396

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْعَالِيَةِ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَمِّ، نَبِيِّكُمْ ـ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى ‏"‏‏.‏ وَنَسَبَهُ إِلَى أَبِيهِ‏.‏ وَذَكَرَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِهِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مُوسَى آدَمُ طُوَالٌ كَأَنَّهُ مِنْ رِجَالِ شَنُوءَةَ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ عِيسَى جَعْدٌ مَرْبُوعٌ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَذَكَرَ مَالِكًا خَازِنَ النَّارِ، وَذَكَرَ الدَّجَّالَ‏.‏

Translation

Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to me: Ghundar narrated to us: Shuʿba narrated to us, from Qatada, who said: I heard Abu al-ʿAliya say: A cousin of your Prophet—meaning Ibn ʿAbbas—narrated to us from the Prophet ﷺ, who said: ‘A servant should not say, “I am better than Yunus ibn Matta,”’ specifying him by his father’s name. The Prophet ﷺ also mentioned the night he was taken on the Night Journey and said: ‘Musa was dark-complexioned and tall, as if he were one of the men of Shanuʾa; ʿIsa was curly-haired and of medium stature.’ He mentioned Malik, the Keeper of the Fire, and he mentioned the Dajjal.

Translation notes
  • Preserved the injunction not to claim superiority over Yunus and the brief list of figures mentioned during the Night Journey.