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be outrun—or was scarcely ever outpaced. Then a Bedouin arrived on his own young camel and outran her. This upset the Muslims, and when he noticed it he said, “It is incumbent upon Allah that nothing in this world rises high except that He brings it down.” Narrated by al-Bukhārī.

72 – Chapter: The Prohibition of Arrogance and Self-Admiration

Allah the Exalted says: “That Home of the Hereafter We shall assign to those who do not desire exaltation upon the earth nor corruption, and the outcome belongs to the God-fearing.” (al-Qaṣaṣ 28:83)

He also says: “Do not walk upon the earth exultantly.” (al-Isrāʾ 17:37)

And He says: “Do not turn your cheek disdainfully toward people, nor walk upon the earth exultantly; indeed Allah does not love every swaggering boaster.” (Luqmān 31:18)

The phrase “tusaʿir khaddaka li’n-nās” means to incline your cheek and turn away from people out of haughtiness toward them, while “al-maraḥ” denotes swagger.

Allah the Most High also says: “Indeed, Qārūn was from the people of Moses, yet he tyrannised them. We gave him treasures whose keys would surely weigh down a company of strong men. His people said to him, ‘Do not exult; indeed Allah does not love those who exult’” (al-Qaṣaṣ 28:76) (1) — up to His words: “So We caused the earth to swallow him and his dwelling,” and the subsequent verses.

617 – ʿAbdullāh ibn Masʿūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “No one who has even an atom’s weight of arrogance in his heart will enter Paradise.” A man asked, “A person likes to have fine clothes and fine shoes—does that count?” He replied, “Allah is beautiful and loves beauty. Arrogance is rejecting the truth and belittling people.” (2) Narrated by Muslim.

(1) In other words, the treasures are so numerous and of such diverse kinds that they would become a heavy burden on the ‘usbah (the men of the clan) responsible for guarding them, wearying those charged with their safekeeping. (2) That is, such behavior does not amount to kibr (arrogance). See the Introduction, section 3, “Miscellaneous Benefits,” note (1).

تُسَبِّقُ ، أَوْ لَا تَكَادُ تُسَبِّقُ ، فَجَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ عَلَى قَعُودٍ لَهُ ، فَسَبَقَهَا ، فَشَقَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ حَتَّى عَرَفَهُ فَقَالَ : « حَقٌّ عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ لَا يَرْتَفِعَ شَيْءٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا وَضَعَهُ » رواه البخاري . ٧٢ - باب تحريم الكبر والإعجاب قال الله تعالى : ﴿ تِلْكَ الدَّارُ الْآخِرَةُ نَجْعَلُهَا لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُرِيدُونَ عُلُوًّا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فَسَادًا وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ ﴾ [ القصص : ٨٣ ] وقال تعالى : ﴿ وَلَا تَمْشِ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا ﴾ [ الإسراء : ٣٧ ] وقال تعالى : ﴿ وَلَا تُصَعِّرْ خَدَّكَ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَمْشِ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ ﴾ [ لقمان : ١٨ ] . ومعنى « تُصَعِّرْ خَدَّكَ لِلنَّاسِ » : أي تُمِيلُهُ وتُعْرِضُ بِهِ عَنِ النَّاسِ تَكْبُرًا عَلَيْهِمْ . وَ « الْمَرَحُ » : التَّبَحْتُرُ . وقال تعالى : ﴿ إِنَّ قَارُونَ كَانَ مِنْ قَوْمِ مُوسَىٰ فَبَغَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ وَآتَيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْكُنُوزِ مَا إِنَّ مَفَاتِحَهُ لَتَنُوءُ (١) بِالْعُصْبَةِ أُولِي الْقُوَّةِ إِذْ قَالَ لَهُ قَوْمُهُ لَا تَفْرَحْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْفَرِحِينَ ﴾ [ القصص : ٧٦ ] . إلى قوله تعالى ﴿ فَخَسَفْنَا بِهِ وَبِدَارِهِ الْأَرْضَ ﴾ الآيات . ٦١٧ - وعن عبد الله بن مسعود رضي الله عنه ، عن النبي ﷺ قال : « لَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مَنْ كَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ ذَرَّةٍ مِنْ كِبْرٍ » فقال رجل : إن الرجل يحب أن يكون ثوبه حسناً ، ونعله حسنة ؟ قال : « إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَمِيلٌ يُحِبُّ الْجَمَالَ (٢) . الْكِبْرُ بَطَرُ الْحَقِّ وَغَمْطُ النَّاسِ » رواه مسلم .

(١) أي : لتثقل على العصبة ، أي : هذه الكنوز لكثرتها واختلاف أصنافها ، يتعب حفظها القائمين عليها . (٢) أي : فليس ذلك من الكبر . وانظر المقدمة ، ٣ - فوائد متفرقة رقم (١) .