Does the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) saying, “I am the Prophet, I do not lie, I am the son of Abd al-Muttalib,” contradict his prohibition against boasting about lineage?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: How do you reconcile the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) sayingJami` at-Tirmidhi 1688Sahih (Darussalam) with his (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibition against boasting about tribe and lineage?
Answer:
This is not boasting. “I am the Prophet, I do not lie” is a display of his status. He said this during the Battle of Hunayn when the Muslims retreated due to the distress they were facing. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saidJami` at-Tirmidhi 1688Sahih (Darussalam) so that the Muslims would gather and return to the fight. And this happened. It happened, and they gathered around the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), stood firm, and fought until Allah the Exalted granted them victory. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: How do you reconcile the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) saying
I am the Prophet without lie, I am the son of 'Abdul-Muttalib.
أنا النبي لا كذب أنا ابن عبد المطلبAnswer:
This is not boasting. “I am the Prophet, I do not lie” is a display of his status. He said this during the Battle of Hunayn when the Muslims retreated due to the distress they were facing. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
Narrated Abu Ishaq: From Al-Bara' bin 'Azib who said: "A man said to us: 'Did you flee from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) O Abu 'Umarah ?'" He said: "No, By Allah! I did not flee from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), but som hasty people fled and (the tribe of) Hawazin assaulted them with arrows. The Messenger of Allah (Saws) was on his white muls, and Abu Sufyan bin Al-Harith bin 'Abdul Muttalib was holding its reigns. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was saying: 'I am the Prophet without lie, I am the son of 'Abdul-Muttalib.'" [Abu 'Eisa said:] There are narrations on this topic from 'Ali, and Ibn 'Umar.
انا النبي لا كذب
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [60] هل قول النبي ﷺ (أنا النبي لا كذب أنا ابن عبد المطلب)يتعارض مع نهيه عن التفاخر بالأنساب؟ — youtube.com
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