Ibn Abbas on Humanity: Only righteousness makes one better

‘Ata reported: Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “I do not see anyone acting upon this verse: O people, We have created you male and female and made you into nations and tribes so that you may know one another, for the most noble of you to Allah is the most righteous of you.” (49:13) Thus, a man says to another man that I am more noble than you, yet no one is made noble but by the fear of Allah.”

Source: al-Adab al-Mufrad 898

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عن عطاء عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رضي الله عنهما قَالَ لا أَرَى أَحَدًا يَعْمَلُ بِهَذِهِ الآيَةِ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ اللَّهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ فَيَقُولُ الرَّجُلُ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنَا أَكْرَمُ مِنْكَ ، فَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ أَكْرَمَ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلا بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ

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