Taqwa is that you do not regard yourself better than anyone else-Ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma)

Question

Could you provide the reference for this narration?

Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) said: “Taqwa is that you do not regard yourself better than anyone else”

 

Answer

Imam Baghawi (rahimahullah) has cited this statement of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) without a chain.

(Tafsir Baghawi, Surah Al Baqarah, Verse: 3, vol. 1 pg. 13)

 

I have not come across this in any Primary source.

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

 

Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala

 

Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar

 

Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar

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التخريج من المصادر العربية

تفسير البغوي (١/ ١٣، سورة البقرة، الآية: ٢): وقال ابن عمر: التقوى أن لا ترى نفسك خيرا من أحد.