Its explanation appears under the chapter entitled “The Weak among the Muslims.”

4/615 – Abu Saʿīd al-Khudrī (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Paradise and Hellfire disputed. Hellfire said, ‘Within me are the tyrants and the arrogant,’ while Paradise said, ‘Within me are the weak and the poor among mankind.’ So Allah decreed between them: ‘You, Paradise, are My mercy; through you I show mercy to whom I will. And you, Hellfire, are My punishment; through you I punish whom I will. And it is incumbent upon Me that each of you be filled.’” Narrated by Muslim.

5/616 – Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “On the Day of Resurrection Allah will not look at the person who lets his garment drag on the ground out of pride.” Agreed upon.

[Explanation]
These are hadiths cited by Imām al-Nawawī (may Allah have mercy on him) in Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn, in the chapter on the prohibition of arrogance and self-admiration. We have already discussed the Qur’ānic verses on this topic, as well as the hadiths the author—may Allah have mercy on him—mentioned in that chapter.

The author then related that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Shall I inform you who the inhabitants of the Fire are?” This was one of the rhetorical devices the Prophet ﷺ employed: he would introduce the matter by