“No indeed; man surely transgresses whenever he believes himself to be self-sufficient.” Yet a pauper has no grounds whatsoever for acting arrogantly toward people. If, despite that, he behaves haughtily, it reveals the vileness of his soul and the corruption of his inner nature; he is a man whose heart has been stamped with pride—Allah’s protection is sought.

1853 – On his authority, may Allah be pleased with him, he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stated, “Sīhān, Jīhān, the Euphrates, and the Nile are all rivers of Paradise.” Reported by Muslim.

1854 – On the same authority, he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took my hand and said, “Allah created the soil on Saturday; on Sunday He placed the mountains in it; on Monday He created the trees; on Tuesday He created the things that are disliked; on Wednesday He created light; on Thursday He scattered the animals therein; and He created Adam (peace be upon him) after ʿAṣr on Friday, at the very end of creation, in the last hour of the day, between ʿAṣr and nightfall.” Reported by Muslim.

As for the second hadith, narrated by Abu Hurayrah from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: “Sīhān, Jīhān, the Nile, and the Euphrates are each one of the rivers of Paradise.” These are four rivers that flow in this world, yet the Prophet described them as rivers from