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Sunan Ibn Majah 152 (Book) #37054
The Superiority of the Beloved Companion, Bilal

SUMMARY: Ibn Umar rebuked a poet for praising another Bilal over the Bilal of the Prophet Muhammad.

It was narrated from Salim that: A poet praised Bilal bin 'Abdullah and said: "Bilal bin 'Abdullah is better than any other Bilal". Ibn 'Umar said: 'You are lying. The Bilal of the Messenger of Allah is better than any other Bilal'."
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ حَمْزَةَ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، أَنَّ شَاعِرًا، مَدَحَ بِلاَلَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ بِلاَلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ خَيْرُ بِلاَلٍ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ كَذَبْتَ لاَ بَلْ بِلاَلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ خَيْرُ بِلاَلٍ

QUICK LESSONS:
Speak truthfully, Respect those close to Allah's Messenger .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the superiority of one particular companion of Prophet Muhammad, named Bilal bin 'Abdullah. A poet was praising another person with the same name and Ibn Umar corrected him by saying that no other person with this name can be better than the beloved companion of Prophet Muhammad. This hadith teaches us to respect those who are close to Allah's Messenger and not compare them to anyone else as they are superior in every way. It also teaches us that we should always speak truthfully and not lie or exaggerate in our words.

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