then do not follow up what they have spent with reminders of generosity or with harm.” (Q 2:262)

1596 – Abū Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Three people Allah will neither speak to on the Day of Resurrection, nor look at, nor purify, and they will have a painful punishment.” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this three times. Abū Dharr said, “They are lost and ruined—who are they, O Messenger of Allah?” He replied, “The one who lets his garment trail, the boastful benefactor, and the merchant who promotes his goods by a lying oath.” Recorded by Muslim.

In another wording in Muslim: “The one who lets his lower garment hang beneath the ankles,” meaning the person who allows his izār or robe to fall below the ankles out of arrogance.

279 – Chapter: The Prohibition of Boasting and Oppression

Allah the Exalted says: “So do not pronounce yourselves pure (1); He knows best who is truly mindful of Him.” (Q 53:32)

And He says: “The blame rests only upon those who wrong people and behave tyrannically on the earth without right; for them is a painful punishment.” (Q 42:42)

1597 – ʿIyāḍ ibn Ḥimār (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Allah the Exalted has revealed to me that you must be humble, so that no one oppresses another and no one boasts over another.” Recorded by Muslim.

The lexicographers say that baghy (oppression) means transgression and overreaching.

1598 – Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “If a man says, ‘The people are ruined,’ he is the most ruined of them.” Recorded by Muslim.

The prevalent wording is “ahlakuhum” with the second-person pronoun in the nominative; it is also reported in the accusative, and that