💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
💌 Some signs and examples of actual arrogance or self-amazement:
1] Uploading multiple photos of yourself while believing you are more physically attractive than others. Getting jealous when you notice another person who is similarly good-looking or who receives more compliments on their looks than you do.
2] Pridefully believing that you are more virtuous, religious, successful, sincere and knowledgeable of Islam than others. Assuming that such-and-such a person can never be guided or as righteous as you.
3] Being stubbornly close-minded, unwilling to understand various opinions, and refusing to give other Muslims an excuse for their actions.
4] Stalking the timelines and social media accounts of people whom you dislike with the intention of counting their imperfections, searching for flaws to measure their ignorance, or to make fun of them while forgetting your own fallibility.
5] Finding it too challenging to say sorry and admit your errors because, from your point of view, you're supposed to be "perfect".
6] Giving yourself the permission to ridicule, tease, bully, betray, annoy, criticize, and gossip about others while disallowing anyone to do the same to you.
7] Thinking only you can be the wealthiest, smartest, prettiest, most educated or highly accomplished in your area, and immediately disliking anybody who displays they're also competent at a certain field. Selfishly refusing to share honest advice, valuable lessons and helpful tips on self-improvement with other Muslims because you're eager to be more superior to everyone.
While confident Muslims are not afraid to take initiative to do what's right, as they trust Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala at all times, arrogant people utilize their false masks to conceal their insecurities, so they deliberately treat most people with blatant disrespect, view those who differ from them with extreme negativity, and act as if they are above everybody.
📖 Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Whoever is pleased with Allah as a Lord, with Islam as a religion, and with Muhammad as a Prophet, Paradise becomes obligatory for him.”
Source: Sahih Muslim 1884
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim
📖 Ibn 'Umar RadhiAllahu 'anhuma narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Three deeds are destructive vices, three are salvific virtues (good deeds that lead to salvation), three are expiations, and three are a rise in ranks. As for destructive vices, they are greed that is obeyed, whims that are followed, and man being impressed with himself. As for salvific virtues, they are justice in a time of anger or pleasure, moderation in wealth or poverty, and fear of Allah in public and private. As for expiations, they are waiting for prayer in between prayers, thorough ablution on cold mornings, and walking to the congregations. As for rises in ranks, they are feeding the poor, spreading peace, and prayer at night while people sleep.”
Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ 5750
Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to Al-Albani
📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Three deeds are salvific virtues and three are destructive vices. As for salvific virtues, they are fear of Allah in public and private, a word of truth in pleasure or displeasure, and moderation in wealth or poverty. As for destructive vices, they are whims that are followed, greed that is obeyed, and a man being impressed with himself, which is the worst of them.”
Source: Shu’ab al-Imān 6762
Grade: Hasan li ghayrihi (Fair due to external evidence) according to Al-Albani
📖 Abdullah Ibn Mas’ud RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "No one who has the weight of a seed of arrogance in his heart will enter Paradise." Someone said, "But a man loves to have beautiful clothes and shoes." The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Verily, Allah is Beautiful and He loves beauty. Arrogance means rejecting the truth and looking down on people."
In another narration, the Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "No one who has the weight of a seed of faith in his heart will enter Hellfire."
Source: Sahih Muslim 91
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim