Hadith #142
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِ
أَحَدٍ أَنْ يَكُونَ خَيْرًا مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى قَالَ أَبِي و حَدَّثَنَاه أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ بِإِسْنَادِهِ قَالَ لَا يَقُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ إِنِّي خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) — via 'Abd al-Rahman, from Sufyan, from al-A'mash, from Abi Wa'il — from the Prophet ﷺ that he said: 'It is not fitting for anyone to say: I am better than Yunus ibn Matta [Jonah].' — My father also narrated it via Abu Ahmad al-Zubayri with its chain, [with the wording]: 'Let none of you say: I am better than Yunus ibn Matta.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 12, Hadith 142
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3980
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40370