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معجم صغير للطبراني
Mu'jam al-Saghir
كتاب اللباسBook of Clothing
Warning against pride and arrogance
Hadith 608
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الْفَزَارِيُّ الْكُوفِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَرْوَانَ الْقَطَّانُ الْكُوفِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ الأَسَدِيُّ أَبُو أَبِي أَحْمَدَ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ ، عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ الْمُنْذِرِ ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ ، عَنْ زَاذَانَ ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى ، يَقُولُ : إِنَّ الْعِزَّةَ إِزَارِي ، وَالْكِبْرِيَاءُ رِدَائِي ، فَمَنْ نَازَعَنِي فِيهِمَا عَذَّبْتُهُ "، لا يُرْوَى عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ، إِلا بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ ، تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ أَبُو أَبِي أَحْمَدَ الزُّبَيْرِيِّ
Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty says: 'Honor is My lower garment and greatness is My cloak, and whoever tries to take them from Me, I will punish him.'"
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Rida refers to the upper garment that a person wears over his body, and izar refers to the lower garment that is used as a waist-wrapper (tahband).
➋ We have faith in all the attributes of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, and we affirm them without asking how (bi-la kayf) and without likening them to the creation (bi-la tashbih). Perfect majesty and greatness belong solely and exclusively to Allah, and the meaning of expressing them with "rida" and "izar"...
...and Allah knows best.
According to Allamah Mundhiri...
...is that just as no one from the creation allows anyone else to share in his rida or izar, likewise the rank of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, is infinitely, infinitely exalted and lofty.
➊ Rida refers to the upper garment that a person wears over his body, and izar refers to the lower garment that is used as a waist-wrapper (tahband).
➋ We have faith in all the attributes of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, and we affirm them without asking how (bi-la kayf) and without likening them to the creation (bi-la tashbih). Perfect majesty and greatness belong solely and exclusively to Allah, and the meaning of expressing them with "rida" and "izar"...
...and Allah knows best.
According to Allamah Mundhiri...
...is that just as no one from the creation allows anyone else to share in his rida or izar, likewise the rank of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, is infinitely, infinitely exalted and lofty.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4090
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊
Grandeur and majesty are intrinsic attributes of Allah Ta'ala. If any created being possesses temporary and limited grandeur or eminence, it is only by Allah’s bestowal. Therefore, it is obligatory upon a person to be grateful to Allah for this, rather than adopting an attitude of arrogance by claiming greatness for oneself.
➋
The one who acts arrogantly is, in effect, claiming to possess divine attributes; thus, this is a very grave sin.
➌
A person’s true greatness lies in humbling himself before Allah and becoming His servant, not in pride and arrogance.
➊
Grandeur and majesty are intrinsic attributes of Allah Ta'ala. If any created being possesses temporary and limited grandeur or eminence, it is only by Allah’s bestowal. Therefore, it is obligatory upon a person to be grateful to Allah for this, rather than adopting an attitude of arrogance by claiming greatness for oneself.
➋
The one who acts arrogantly is, in effect, claiming to possess divine attributes; thus, this is a very grave sin.
➌
A person’s true greatness lies in humbling himself before Allah and becoming His servant, not in pride and arrogance.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 4174
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
This is a Hadith Qudsi. Majesty (kibriya) and greatness (‘azamah) are Allah Ta’ala’s cloak. Whoever acts arrogantly, it is as if he has laid his hand upon Allah Ta’ala’s cloak. The human being is utterly insignificant in comparison to Allah. It is not permissible for a human being to act arrogantly.
This is a Hadith Qudsi. Majesty (kibriya) and greatness (‘azamah) are Allah Ta’ala’s cloak. Whoever acts arrogantly, it is as if he has laid his hand upon Allah Ta’ala’s cloak. The human being is utterly insignificant in comparison to Allah. It is not permissible for a human being to act arrogantly.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 1181
