Riyad as-Salihin #1724

Riyad as-Salihin 1724

Compiled by Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi

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Riyad as-Salihin
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Riyad as-Salihin 1724

وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏ "‏إن أخنع اسم عند الله عز وجل رجل تسمى ملك الأملاك‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ قال سُفيانُ بن عُيَيْنَةَ: «مَلِكُ الأَمْلاَكِ» مِثْلُ: شَاهِن شَاهِ.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The most disgraceful man near Allah is a man who calls himself (or likes others to call him) Malikul-Amlak (i.e., king of kings)."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Book: The Book of the Prohibited actions
Chapter: Prohibition of Addressing somebody as 'The King of Kings'

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