مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الآدابThe Book of Manners
(مَنْعُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ مَدْحِ نَفْسِهِ أَيْضًا)
(The Prophet (PBUH) Forbidding Self-Praise as Well)
Hadith 4900
وَعَن مطرف بن عبد الله الشِّخّيرِ قَالَ: قَالَ أَبِي: انْطَلَقْتُ فِي وَفْدِ بَنِي عَامِرٍ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُلْنَا: أَنْتَ سَيِّدُنَا. فَقَالَ: «السَّيِّدُ اللَّهُ» فَقُلْنَا وَأَفْضَلُنَا فَضْلًا وَأَعْظَمُنَا طَوْلًا. فَقَالَ: «قُولُوا قَوْلَكُمْ أَوْ بَعْضَ قَوْلِكُمْ وَلَا يَسْتَجْرِيَنَّكُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ» . رَوَاهُ أَحْمد وَأَبُو دَاوُد
It is narrated from Mutarrif bin Abdullah bin Shukhair (may Allah have mercy on him), who (narrates from his father): I was present with the delegation of Banu Amir in the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). We said: "You are our master." He replied: "The Master is Allah." Then we said: "You are superior to us in virtue and greater than us." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Say what you are saying, or say part of your words, and let not Satan embolden you (to make up things)." Its chain is authentic. Narrated by Ahmad and Abu Dawood.
