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Sahih Bukhari: Hadith 3281

60. Prophets

صحيح البخاري

10/46 Chapter:

The religious learned men are entitled to precedence in leading the Salat (prayer)

باب أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ وَالْفَضْلِ أَحَقُّ بِالإِمَامَةِ

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Sahih Bukhari
Sahih
حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏‏ مَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ إِنِّي خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى ‏"‏‏‏ وَنَسَبَهُ إِلَى أَبِيهِ‏‏
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "No slave (of Allah) should say that I am better than Yunus bin Matta." So the Prophet mentioned his father's name with his name.
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 3413
In-book : Book 60, Hadith 86
USC-MSA web (English) : Vol. 4, Book 55, Hadith 625  (deprecated)