Hadith #100
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا وَائِلٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ عَب
ْدَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ قُلْتُ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَقَدْ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ لَا أَحَدَ أَغْيَرُ مِنْ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَلِذَلِكَ حَرَّمَ الْفَوَاحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ وَلَا أَحَدَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ الْمَدْحُ مِنْ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَلِذَلِكَ مَدَحَ نَفْسَهُ
Isnad Chain
محمد بن جعفر
شعبة
عمرو بن مرة
أبا وائل يقول
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) — via Muhammad ibn Ja'far, from Shu'ba, from 'Amr ibn Murra — I heard Abu Wa'il narrate that 'Abdullah said — I [the narrator] asked: Did you yourself hear this from 'Abdullah? He said: Yes, and he raised it [to the Prophet ﷺ]: 'None is more jealously protective of His honor than Allah (عز وجل), and for that reason He has forbidden all indecencies — both outward and inward. And none loves to be praised more than Allah (عز وجل), and for that reason He praised Himself.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 12, Hadith 100
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3938
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40328