Riyad as-Salihin 1724
Prohibition of Addressing somebody as 'The King of Kings'
- وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: "إن أخنع اسم عند الله عز وجل رجل تسمى ملك الأملاك" ((متفق عليه)). قال سُفيانُ بن عُيَيْنَةَ: «مَلِكُ الأَمْلاَكِ» مِثْلُ: شَاهِن شَاهِ.
Translation
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "The most disgraceful man near Allah is a man who calls himself (or likes others to call him) Malikul-Amlak (i.e., king of kings)." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Grades by grader
| Ahmad Muhammad Shakir | Sahihgraded on tirmidhi:2837 | fawazahmed0 |
|---|---|---|
| Bashar Awad Maarouf | Hasan Sahihgraded on tirmidhi:2837 | fawazahmed0 |
| Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamid | Sahihgraded on abudawud:4961 | fawazahmed0 |
| Muslim | Soundgraded on muslim:2143a | hadithunlocked |
| Shuayb al-Arnaut | Sahihgraded on abudawud:4961 | fawazahmed0 |
| Zubair Ali Zai | Sahih Bukhari (6206) Sahih Muslim (2143)graded on abudawud:4961 | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
| al-Albani | Soundgraded on abudawud:4961 | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
Same hadith, other wordings
- Shahih Muslim 2143aإِنَّ أَخْنَعَ اسْمٍ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ رَجُلٌ تَسَمَّى مَلِكَ الأَمْلاَكِ