Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "A man's nobility is his religion, his manliness is his intellect, and his lineage is his character."
Ahmad and al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Al-Bazzar also recorded it, and his wording is: "A man's standing is his wealth, and his nobility is his piety." And he also said: "Standing is wealth, and nobility is taqwa (God-consciousness)."
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الزهد / 17841
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ حسن، ولکن عند الشواھد حدیث صحیح
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