Arrogance is of Different types: 1. When a person does not accept the truth and produces false arguments against it, as we have mentioned in the hadeeth of ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood رضي الله عنه “Arrogance means rejecting the truth and looking down on people.” 2. When a person admires himself for his beauty or handsomeness, or the fineness of his food or clothing, so he feels proud and arrogant and feels superior to people. It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah رضي الله عنه : Nabi صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said: “Whilst a man was walking, dragging his garment with pride, with his hair nicely combed, Allah caused the earth to swallow him and he will go on sinking in it until the Day of Resurrection.” (Bukhari-3297&Muslim-2088) A similar case is the story of the friend of the man whose companion spoke to him arrogantly. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): “And he had property (or fruit) and he said to his companion, in the course of mutual talk: ‘I am more than you in wealth and stronger in respect of men’” [al-Kahf 18:34] It may be that he was boasting about his tribe and lineage. --IMPORTANT-- One of the remedies for arrogance is to think of yourself as being just like other people and realize that they are like you, they were born from a mother and a father just as you were, and that taqwa (piety, fear of Allah) is the true criterion of superiority. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): “Verily, the most honourable of you with Allah is that (believer) who has At-Taqwa [i.e. he is one of the Muttaqoon (the pious)” [al-Hujuraat 49:13] =-? The arrogant Muslim should realize that no matter what he achieves, he is still too weak to attain a stature like the mountains in height or rend nor penetrate the earth (al-Isra-17:37) May Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتعال save us all from the quality of Arrogance & evil qualities. آمِيْن
Posted on: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:20:59 +0000
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