(6) باب غَيْرَةِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَتَحْرِيمِ الْفَوَاحِشِ
'Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
None is more self-respectidg than Allah and it is because of this that He has prohibited abominable acts-both visible and invisible-and none loves His praise more than Allah Himself. (IT)
Reference (IT): Sahih Muslim 2760 b (IT)
In-book reference (IT): Book 50, Hadith 38 (IT)
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 37, Hadith 6646 (IT)