Hadith 9861

Chapter 6

باب 6

(6) باب غَيْرَةِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَتَحْرِيمِ الْفَوَاحِشِ

(6) Chapter: The Protective Jealousy (Ghirah) Of Allah The Most High, And The Prohibition Of Immoral Behavior (PT)
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حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ - عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " الْمُؤْمِنُ يَغَارُ وَاللَّهُ أَشَدُّ غَيْرًا " .

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him ) as saying:
A believer is self-respecting and Allah is extremely self-respecting. (PT)

Reference (PT): Sahih Muslim 2761 c (PT)

In-book reference (PT): Book 50, Hadith 45 (PT)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 37, Hadith 6653 (PT)