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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of a Man’s Work in His House
بَابُ الْكِبْرِChapter: Arrogance
Hadith 556
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَكَانَ جَمِيلاً، فَقَالَ: حُبِّبَ إِلَيَّ الْجَمَالُ، وَأُعْطِيتُ مَا تَرَى، حَتَّى مَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ يَفُوقَنِي أَحَدٌ، إِمَّا قَالَ: بِشِرَاكِ نَعْلٍ، وَإِمَّا قَالَ: بِشِسْعٍ أَحْمَرَ، الْكِبْرُ ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ: ”لَا، وَلَكِنَّ الْكِبْرَ مَنْ بَطَرَ الْحَقَّ، وَغَمَطَ النَّاسَ.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and he was extremely handsome. He said: "I love beauty very much, and you see what I have been given. My condition is such that I do not even like that anyone should surpass me even in the strap of a sandal. Is this arrogance?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is not arrogance. Arrogance is to reject the truth and to look down upon people."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
From this, it is understood that wearing good clothes and good shoes, as long as one does not intend to belittle others, is not arrogance, provided that a person has humility. However, spending all of one's wealth only on shoes and clothes is extravagance (israf).
From this, it is understood that wearing good clothes and good shoes, as long as one does not intend to belittle others, is not arrogance, provided that a person has humility. However, spending all of one's wealth only on shoes and clothes is extravagance (israf).
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 556
