Is the following saying: "May Allah have mercy on a man who knows his own worth" a hadith? And where can it be found?
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The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : Regarding this, my Shaykh: Two nights ago I asked you about a hadith, and you told me: Call me after so-and-so, which is the hadith:Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 18:10!
The Shaykh : By Allah, I have not had the time to look it up, so perhaps you can be patient with me for a little while!
The questioner : Okay, regarding this, my Shaykh: Is this a mass-transmitted hadith, and where is it found?
The Shaykh : No, it is not a hadith; rather, it is from the words of some of the jurists.
The questioner : Jurists?!
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Okay, what is the book in which it is found?
The Shaykh : First: I do not know. Second: We are not among those who have the leisure to track down every word, every report, every maxim, who said it and where it was found. This is an ocean with no shore!
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : As for the hadith you asked about
The questioner : Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : You will find it in two books, one of which is: *Takhrij al-Mishkat, and the other is: *Sahih al-Jami' al-Saghir.
The questioner : Which hadith is it?
The Shaykh : .
The questioner : Yes:Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 18:10.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is this found in the Sahih?
The Shaykh : In: *Sahih al-Jami', yes.
The questioner : But I did not find it, my Shaykh, I looked through it.
The Shaykh : Yes, it appears you were looking through it while drowsy.
The questioner : Haha, may Allah do you good, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Wake up, wake up, you will find it!
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Do you not have Sahih al-Jami'?
The questioner : I have it.
The Shaykh : You have it?
The questioner : Yes, the two volumes are there.
The Shaykh : Ah, this is the new edition. The old edition, which we supervised, the hadith number is seven thousand and sixty-six.
The questioner : Seven thousand and sixty!
The Shaykh : And six.
The questioner : Six.
The Shaykh : And in the new edition it will be a little more.
The questioner : Yes, okay, may Allah reward you with good, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And you likewise
The questioner : Okay, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. There is no deity but Allah, there is no deity but Allah.
The questioner : Okay, may Allah reward you with good, I was!
The Shaykh : Do you want tea, or coffee, or something cold?!
The questioner : By Allah, I!
The Shaykh : Do not do that to me, we do not accept that.
The questioner : I want to ask!
The Shaykh : We do not accept that!
The questioner : If Allah wills, just!
The Shaykh : Tea, coffee, tea, or something cold?!
The questioner : This, O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad. This depends on whether I stay here or leave, currently it appears
The Shaykh : Why?! What is the connection between this and that?!
The questioner : Because!
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : Regarding this, my Shaykh: Two nights ago I asked you about a hadith, and you told me: Call me after so-and-so, which is the hadith:
Caution does not save from divine decree, and supplication is beneficial for what has already come down and what has not yet come down.
لا يغني حذر من قدر ، والدعاء ينفع مما نزل ولم ينزلThe Shaykh : By Allah, I have not had the time to look it up, so perhaps you can be patient with me for a little while!
The questioner : Okay, regarding this, my Shaykh:
May Allah have mercy on a man who knows his own worth.
رحم الله امرءا عرف قدر نفسهThe Shaykh : No, it is not a hadith; rather, it is from the words of some of the jurists.
The questioner : Jurists?!
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Okay, what is the book in which it is found?
The Shaykh : First: I do not know. Second: We are not among those who have the leisure to track down every word, every report, every maxim, who said it and where it was found. This is an ocean with no shore!
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : As for the hadith you asked about
The questioner : Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : You will find it in two books, one of which is: *Takhrij al-Mishkat, and the other is: *Sahih al-Jami' al-Saghir.
The questioner : Which hadith is it?
The Shaykh :
Caution does not save
لا يغنيThe questioner : Yes:
Caution does not save from divine decree
لا يغني حذر من قدرThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is this found in the Sahih?
The Shaykh : In: *Sahih al-Jami', yes.
The questioner : But I did not find it, my Shaykh, I looked through it.
The Shaykh : Yes, it appears you were looking through it while drowsy.
The questioner : Haha, may Allah do you good, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Wake up, wake up, you will find it!
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Do you not have Sahih al-Jami'?
The questioner : I have it.
The Shaykh : You have it?
The questioner : Yes, the two volumes are there.
The Shaykh : Ah, this is the new edition. The old edition, which we supervised, the hadith number is seven thousand and sixty-six.
The questioner : Seven thousand and sixty!
The Shaykh : And six.
The questioner : Six.
The Shaykh : And in the new edition it will be a little more.
The questioner : Yes, okay, may Allah reward you with good, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And you likewise
The questioner : Okay, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. There is no deity but Allah, there is no deity but Allah.
The questioner : Okay, may Allah reward you with good, I was!
The Shaykh : Do you want tea, or coffee, or something cold?!
The questioner : By Allah, I!
The Shaykh : Do not do that to me, we do not accept that.
The questioner : I want to ask!
The Shaykh : We do not accept that!
The questioner : If Allah wills, just!
The Shaykh : Tea, coffee, tea, or something cold?!
The questioner : This, O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad. This depends on whether I stay here or leave, currently it appears
The Shaykh : Why?! What is the connection between this and that?!
The questioner : Because!