Hadith No: 1
Al-Qadi Iyad - Al-Shifa bi-Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa
Part One: On the Exaltation of the Most High, the Almighty, for the Status of this Chosen Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) in Word and Deed
Chapter Three: Regarding What Has Been Narrated in Authentic Reports and Well-Known Accounts About His Great Status with His Lord
and His Position, and What He Was Specifically Honored With in Both Abodes of the Hereafter (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) - Section One: His Position (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (216)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- ... And from the hadith of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): "I am the most honored of the children of Adam before my Lord, and there is no boast in that." And in the hadith of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), "I am the most honored of the first and the last, and there is no boast in that." And from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) regarding him (peace be upon him and his holy progeny): "Gabriel (peace be upon him) came to me and said: 'I have turned over the east and west of the earth, and I did not see a man better than Muhammad,
nor did I see a people better than the Banu Hashim.'"