Hadith #331
Arabic Text
وَبِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فُضِّلْتُ عَلَى الْأَنْبِيَاءِ بِسِتٍّ قِيلَ مَا هُنَّ أَيْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ أُعْطِيتُ جَوَامِعَ الْكَلِمِ وَنُصِرْتُ بِالرُّعْبِ وَأُحِلَّتْ لِي الْغَنَائِمُ وَجُعِلَتْ لِي الْأَرْضُ مَسْجِدًا وَطَهُورًا وَأُرْسِلْتُ إِلَى الْخَلْقِ كَافَّةً وَخُتِمَ بِيَ النَّبِيُّونَ مَثَلِي وَمَثَلُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ عَلَيْهِمْ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ بَنَى قَصْرًا فَأَكْمَلَ بِنَاءَهُ وَأَحْسَنَ بُنْيَانَهُ إِلَّا مَوْضِعَ لَبِنَةٍ فَنَظَرَ النَّاسُ إِلَى الْقَصْرِ فَقَالُوا مَا أَحْسَنَ بُنْيَانَ هَذَا الْقَصْرِ لَوْ تَمَّتْ هَذِهِ اللَّبِنَةُ أَلَا فَكُنْتُ أَنَا اللَّبِنَةَ أَلَا فَكُنْتُ أَنَا اللَّبِنَةَ
English Translation
With the same chain of narration, he said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'I have been favored over the Prophet ﷺs with six things.' They asked: 'What are they, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'I have been given jawami' al-kalim (concise, comprehensive speech), I have been aided by awe (cast into the hearts of enemies), the spoils of war have been made lawful for me, the earth has been made a place of prayer and purification for me, I have been sent to all of creation, and the line of Prophets has been sealed with me. My likeness and the likeness of the Prophet ﷺs (عليهم الصلاة والسلام) is that of a man who built a palace and completed its construction and beautified it, except for the place of one brick. People looked at the palace and said: How beautiful is the construction of this palace, if only this brick were completed! Indeed, I am that brick. Indeed, I am that brick.'
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Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 20, Hadith 331
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 8969
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-45359