Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 5710
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " مَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ: إِنِّي خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى ". مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ البُخَارِيّ قَالَ: " من قَالَ: أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى فقد كذب "
Translation
Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘It is not fitting for a servant to say, “I am better than Yunus ibn Matta.”’ Agreed upon. In a version from al-Bukhari he said: ‘Whoever says, “I am better than Yunus ibn Matta,” has lied.’