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Regarding Favouring Some Of The Prophets ﷺ

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Darussalam · Volume 5

39. THE BOOK OFTHE SUNNAH

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الحديث: 4672 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 218

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4672. It was narrated that Anas said: “A man said to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ: ‘O best of all creation!’ The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ‘That is Ibrāhīm, peace be upon him.’” (Sahih)

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4672 - حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنْ مُخْتَارِ بْنِ فُلْفُلٍ، يَذْكُرُ عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: يَا خَيْرَ الْبَرِيَّةِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ «ذَاكَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ»

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Al-Mundhiri said that it is possible that this was stated before it was revealed that he ﷺ is the best of creation, or that he was expressing that out of humility and dislike for such comparisons.