الادب المفرد
Al Adab al Mufrad
كتاب
Book of Gentleness in Matters
باب الحسب
Chapter: Nobility
Hadith Number: 899
حدثنا ابو نعيم، قال: حدثنا جعفر بن برقان، عن يزيد قال: قال ابن عباس: ما تعدون الكرم؟ وقد بين الله الكرم، فاكرمكم عند الله اتقاكم، ما تعدون الحسب؟ افضلكم حسبا احسنكم خلقا.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), he said: Whom do you consider to be honorable and noble? Allah Almighty has clarified what honor is. Thus, the most honorable among you in the sight of Allah is the one who is most pious. Whom do you count as noble? The one whose character is the best is the highest in honor and nobility.
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