💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
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🗒️ If I were asked "How would you deal with someone older
Acting arrogant and "religiously superior"
And clearly towards you they display ugly manners?
They exclude you often, loathe it when you've got answers,
And scowl when you've got some knowledge to share with others?"
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I'd say: Avoid them for Allah's sake. Maintain Sabr.
Following their Facebook timelines don't even bother.
If they've got uploads on YouTube don't watch them either.
Sly and spiteful words from them likewise mustn't matter.
They lack inner peace with all that envy and rancor.
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If they were truly contented, enriched with Sabr
And strong faith Imaan distanced them from foul character,
You wouldn't notice them disclosing ugly manners,
And doubting your motives is not something they're after
Daily, so you wonder if they're guilty of kibr -
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...the kind of kibr which makes their eyes roll whenever
You ask questions, have some knowledge to share with others,
Or correct and advise them when they're caught with errors -
Wretched pride which compels them to presume "Whatever.
Only I should speak. I'm religiously much better."
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Whether they're sad, jealous or inwardly insecure,
Know that Allah shall deal with them in the hereafter.
Them being a lot older doesn't mean they're wiser.
Wise people don't let feelings spoil values and manners.
Rude souls train us to not copy their bad behaviors.
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📖 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 (or atom) of arrogance in his heart will enter Paradise." Someone said, "But a man loves to have beautiful clothes and shoes." The beloved Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Verily, Allah (The Almighty) is Beautiful and He (Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala) loves beauty. Arrogance means rejecting the truth and looking down on the people."
In another narration, the noble Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "No one who has the weight of a seed of faith (Imaan) in his heart will enter Hellfire."
Source: Sahih Muslim 91
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim
