Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 162 – Volume 6, Book 60

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Volume 6, Book 60, Number 162:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
A man from the Jews, having been slapped on his face, came to the Prophet and said, "O
Muhammad! A man from your companions from the Ansar has slapped me on my face!" The Proph –
et said, "Call him." When they called him, the Prophet said, "Why did you slap him?" He said, "O Al –
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lah's Apostle! While I was passing by the Jews, I heard him saying, 'By Him Who selected Moses
above the human beings,' I said, 'Even above Muhammad?' I became furious and slapped him on the
face." The Prophet said, "Do not give me superiority over the other prophets, for on the Day of Resur –
rection the people will become unconscious and I will be the first to regain consciousness. Then I
will see Moses holding one of the legs of the Throne. I will not know whether he has come to his
senses before me or that the shock he had received at the Mountain, (during his worldly life) was
sufficient for him."