None is made noble except by being conscious of Allah

22-07-2011 10:10 Roohi#1
Narrated Ibn Abbas () who said to his companions:
I do not see anyone acting upon this verse, “O mankind, Indeed We created you male and female and made you into nations and tribes so that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you is the one most conscious of Allah.”

(49:13) So a man says to another, “I am more noble than you,” but no one is made noble except by being conscious of Allah.

[Bukhari, Al-Adab Al-Mufrad #898]

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ‏:‏ لاَ أَرَى أَحَدًا يَعْمَلُ بِهَذِهِ الْآيَةِ‏:‏ ‏{‏يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ مِنْ ذَكَرٍ وَأُنْثَى‏}‏ حَتَّى بَلَغَ‏:‏ ‏{‏إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِنْدَ اللهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ‏}‏، فَيَقُولُ الرَّجُلُ لِلرَّجُلِ‏:‏ أَنَا أَكْرَمُ مِنْكَ، فَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ أَكْرَمَ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلا بِتَقْوَى اللهِ.‏