Al-Adab al-Mufrad

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) that we were present in the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) when a Bedouin came. He was wearing a cloak with silk borders (Sijjan). He came and stood near the head of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He said: "Your companion, meaning Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), has humiliated every horseman," or he said, "intends to humiliate every horseman, that is, every honorable person, and has elevated every shepherd." The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) caught hold of the border of his cloak and said: "Do I not see that you are wearing the dress of the foolish?" Then he said: "Indeed, when the time of death of Allah's Prophet Nuh (peace be upon him) drew near, he said to his son: I advise you with a will. I command you with two things and forbid you from two things. I command you with «لا إله إلا الله», for if the seven heavens and the seven earths were placed on one side of the scale and «لا إله إلا الله» on the other side, it would outweigh them all. And if the seven heavens and the seven earths became a closed ring, «لا إله إلا الله» would break them all. And the second is «سبحان الله وبحمده». It is the prayer of everything, and by its blessing, everything is provided with sustenance. And I forbid you from shirk and arrogance." I said, or it was said: "O Messenger of Allah! We have recognized shirk, but what is arrogance? Is it that one of us has a pair of clothes which he wears?" He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "No." He said: "Is it that one of us has two beautiful shoes and two beautiful straps for them?" He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "No." He said: "Is it that one of us has a riding animal on which he rides, is this arrogance?" He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "No." He said: "Is it that a person's friends sit with him, is this arrogance?" He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "No." He said: "O Messenger of Allah! Then what is arrogance?" He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Rejecting the truth and looking down upon people."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever considers himself great, or walks with arrogance, will meet Allah in a state that He will be angry with him."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever's servant sits and eats with him, who rides a donkey and goes to the market, and who ties the legs of a goat and milks it, has not shown arrogance."

It is narrated from Salih, may Allah have mercy on him, who was a cloth merchant, that my grandmother said: I saw Sayyiduna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, that he bought dates for one dirham and put them in his bag and picked them up. I or some man said to him: O Commander of the Faithful! I will carry them for you. He replied: No, the father of the children is more deserving to carry them.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri and Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with them) that they report from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and he reports from Allah the Exalted, that Allah Almighty said: "Honor and dignity are My lower garment and greatness is My cloak. Whoever contends with Me regarding these two things, I will punish him."

It is narrated from Haithem Tai (may Allah have mercy on him) that I heard Sayyiduna Nu’man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) saying from the pulpit: Satan has nets and hunting tools, and indeed his nets and hunting tools are: rebelling against the blessings of Allah, boasting over what Allah has given, showing arrogance over the servants of Allah, and following one’s desires instead of Allah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Paradise and Hell argued with each other. Hell said: 'The tyrants and the arrogant will enter me.' Paradise said: 'The weak and the poor will enter me.' Allah, Blessed and Exalted, said to Paradise: 'You are My mercy; through you I will show mercy to whom I will.' Then He said to the Fire: 'You are My punishment; through you I will punish whom I will.' Each of you will be filled."

It is narrated from Salamah bin Abdur Rahman, may Allah have mercy on him, that he said: The companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, were neither weak nor dead-hearted. In their gatherings, they used to recite poetry and mention incidents from the time of ignorance, but when anything was said to them against the religion of Allah, their eyes would roll as if they were possessed.

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."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The arrogant will be gathered on the Day of Resurrection in the form of tiny ants in the shape of men. Humiliation and disgrace will cover them from all sides. They will be driven towards a prison in Hell which is called «بولس». The greatest fire will surround them. They will be given to drink the blood and pus from the wounds of the people of Hell, which is called «طینة الخبال»."