صحيح الادب المفرد
Sahih al-Adab al-Mufrad
Part Three: Ahadith 500 to 750
باب الحسب
Chapter on Lineage
Hadith Number: 694
694/899- عن ابن عباس:" ما تعدون الكرم؟ وقد بين الله الكرم، فاكرمكم عند الله اتقاكم، ما تعدون الحسب؟ افضلكم حسبا احسنكم خلقا".
694/899- From Ibn Abbas: "What do you consider as nobility? Allah has clarified nobility, so the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most pious among you. What do you consider as lineage? The best of you in lineage is the best of you in character."
