Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Al-An'aam, Ayah 86

Al-An'aam · Ayah 86 · View Ayah
وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَيُونُسَ وَلُوطًۭا ۚ وَكُلًّۭا فَضَّلْنَا عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot - and all [of them] We preferred over the worlds.

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Al-Jalalayn Commentary

And Ishmael son of Abraham and Elisha Ilyasa‘ the lām is extra and Jonah and Lot son of Hārān brother of Abraham all of them We preferred above all the worlds through prophethood.

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(And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot. Each one of them) all these prophets (did We prefer) by means of prophethood and Islam (above (Our) creatures) above the people of their own time, both believers and unbelievers.

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Sahih al-Bukhari#4598Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Nobody has the right to be better than (Jonah) bin Matta."

Narrated by Narrated `Abdullah:
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that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Indeed Allah has chosen Isma'il from the children of Ibrahim, and He chose Banu Kinanah from the children of Isma'il, and He chose the Quraish from Banu Kinanah,...

Narrated by Narrated Wathilah bin Al-Asqa':
Sahih al-Bukhari#3272Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "None of you should say that I am better than Yunus (i.e. Jonah)." Musadded added, "Jonah bin Matta."

Narrated by Narrated `Abdullah:
Sahih al-Bukhari#4397Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "None has the right to say that I am better than Jonah bin Matta."

Narrated by Narrated `Abdullah:
Sahih al-Bukhari#3256Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "One should not say that I am better than Jonah (i.e. Yunus) bin Matta." So, he mentioned his father Matta. The Prophet (ﷺ) mentioned the night of his Ascension and said, "The p...

Narrated by Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Sahih al-Bukhari#4424Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Nobody has the rights to say that I am better than Jonah bin Matta."

Narrated by Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Sahih al-Bukhari#4425Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Nobody has the right to say that I am better than Jonah bin Matta."

Narrated by Narrated Abu Huraira:
Sahih Muslim#6653Sahih

This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Isma'il through other chains of narrators.

Sahih Muslim#947Sahih

This hadith like one narrated by Hashalm has been narrated from Isma'il with the same chain of transmitters.

Sahih Muslim#712Sahih

This hadith is narrated by Ibn Shihab with the same chain of transmitters as transmitted by Yunus.

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