transgression?” He replied: “That is not transgression. Rather, transgression is the conduct of one who rejects—or, he said, regards as foolish—the truth and looks down on people.”

I say: Its chain of transmission is authentic according to Muslim’s criteria. Humayd ibn Abd al-Rahmān is al-Himyarī.

The hadith also has supporting narrations from Abū Rayhāna and Uqba ibn Āmir, both reported by Ahmad (4/133–134, 134, 151), and another from Abū Hurayra, which follows next.

115 — (In another narration: A handsome man came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: “I love beauty, and I have been given of it what you see, to the point that I would not like anyone to surpass me even by a sandal strap. Is that arrogance, Messenger of Allah?”

He replied: “No. Rather, arrogance is rejecting the truth and looking down on people.”) (p. 95).

Authentic. Abū Dāwūd (4092) narrated it from Abū Hurayra:

“A man came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. He was a handsome man and said…” He then related a similar hadith. Its chain of transmission is authentic. It also has a supporting narration from Ibn Masūd, which I mentioned under the preceding hadith.

116 — (Muslim narrated in his Sahīh from Umm Salama, may Allah be pleased with her: “The one who eats and drinks from vessels of gold and silver is merely causing the Fire of Hell to gurgle in his belly.” Muslim.) p. 96.

Authentic. Muslim (6/134) narrated it through a group of transmitters, from Nāfi, from Zayd ibn Abdullāh, from Abdullāh ibn Abd al-Rahmān ibn Abū Bakr al-Siddīq, from Umm Salama, the wife of