March 29, 2024

Answer 51

“The most awful (meanest) name in Allah’s sight.”

Sufyan said more than once, “The most awful (meanest) name in Allah’s sight is (that of) a man calling himself

*King of Kings*
(Malik-al-amlak)

Sufyan said, “Somebody else (i.e. other than Abu Az-Zinad, a sub-narrator) says: What is meant by ‘The king of kings’ is *Shahan Shah*

*Source*

Sahih al-Bukhari, Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab) Book 78, Hadith 230

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