Hadith 1067
1067 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ: ثنا أَبُو الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِنَّمَا مَثَلِي وَمَثَلُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ قَبْلِي كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ بَنَي بِنَاءً فَأَحْسَنَهُ، وَأَكْمَلَهُ، وَأَجْمَلَهُ إِلَّا مَوْضِعَ لَبِنَةٍ، فَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يُطِيفُونَ بِهِ، فَيَقُولُونَ: مَا رَأَيْنَا بِنَاءً أَحْسَنَ مِنْ هَذَا لَوْلَا مَوْضِعُ هَذِهِ اللَّبِنَةِ، أَلَا وَكُنْتُ أَنَا تِلْكَ اللَّبِنَةَ "
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The example of me and the Prophets before me is like that of a person who builds a building, makes it beautiful, complete, and excellent, but leaves the place of one brick. People walk around that building and say: 'We have not seen a building more splendid than this, but this one brick's place has remained empty.'" (The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:) "I am that brick."
