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Hadith 1183

1183 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ: ثنا عَطَاءُ بْنُ السَّائِبِ، عَنِ الْأَغَرِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: " قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: الْكِبْرِيَاءُ رِدَائِي وَالْعِزَّةُ إِزَارِي، فَمَنْ نَازَعَنِي وَاحِدًا مِنْهُمَا أَلْقَيْتُهُ فِي النَّارَ "
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty has said: Grandeur is My cloak, and majesty is My lower garment. Whoever tries to compete with Me regarding either of them, I will cast him into Hell."
Hadith Reference مسند الحميدي / 1183
Hadith Grading محدثین: إسناده صحيح
Hadith Takhrij «إسناده صحيح وأخرجه مسلم فى «صحيحه» برقم: 2620، وابن حبان فى «صحيحه» برقم: 328، 5671، والحاكم فى «مستدركه» برقم: 203، وأبو داود فى «سننه» برقم: 4090، وابن ماجه فى «سننه» برقم: 4174، وأحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 7499، 9016، 9483، 9639، 9834، والطيالسي فى «مسنده» برقم: 2509»
Explanation & Benefits
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.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 1181
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.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4090
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:

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.


The one who acts arrogantly is, in effect, claiming to possess divine attributes; thus, this is a very grave sin.


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