Abu Hurairah (RA) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying that Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, said: It is not meant for a servant of Mine that he should say: I am better than Yunus bin Matta (peace be upon him).
Abu al-Aliya said: The son of the uncle of your Prophet (ﷺ) , i. e. Ibn Abbas (RA) , reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: It is not meant for a servant that he should say: I am better than Yunus bin Matta (and this Matta) is the name of his father.