(400) بَابُ الْحَسَبِ
Ibn 'Abbas said, "What do you reckon to be nobility? Allah hasmade nobility clear. The noblest of you in the sight of Allah is the onewith the greatest taqwa. What do you reckon as lineage? The best of youin lineage is the best of you in character."
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 899
In-book reference: Book 38, Hadith 12
English translation: Book 38, Hadith 899