It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man said: "O Muhammad! O our master! Son of our master! The best among us and the son of the best among us!" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "People! Adopt Taqwa (piety), lest the devil should seize your hearts. (In another narration: Remain firm upon your correct statement, lest you become followers of the devil.) I am Muhammad bin Abdullah, the servant and Messenger of Allah. By Allah! I do not want you to raise me above the status which Allah, the Exalted, has granted me."