Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

Yahya bin Saeed says that we were sitting with Ali bin Hussain when a group of people from Kufa came. Ali said: O Iraqis! Love us for the sake of Islam. I heard from my father, who said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "O people! Do not elevate me above my status. (Remember that) Allah made me a servant before He made me a prophet." I mentioned this hadith before Saeed bin Musayyib, and he said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was a servant even after becoming a prophet.