Assalam Alaykum Dear Brothers and Sisters

I hope and pray everyone is having a great morning and a nice day.

I am posting today's Daily Reflection on the topic of Pride and Vanity, its an important one as sometimes living in this society we can easily become big headed and vain. InshaAllah if you find a Naseeha in this, pleae make Du'a for me, I am in need of Dua's.

Allah Tala said in Surah al-Ghafir verse 56
"There is nothing else in their breasts except Pride"

Muslim reported on the authority of Abdullah Ibn Masud (ra) that the messanger of Allah (saw) said:

"Whoever has in his heart an amount equal to the weight of an atom of 'KIBR' (pride or arrogance) will not enter paradise."

A man inquired about whether a person who likes fine clothing and shoes is considered among those who have pride? The prophet (saw) replied: 'Allah is beautiful and likes beauty. However, KIBR means rediculing and rejecting Truth and looking down on other people.'

As for Vanity ('Ujb), its when a person looks at himself in self-glorification such that he thinks he is at some 'next' level, but he is actually not befiting of it. The difference between pride and vanity is that vanity does not extend to others. So with vanity he feels proud amongst teh ppl and when alone. However in hte case of pride (kibr), he shows pride and arrognace over the people, and rejects the truth as boasting over them... Pride and arrogance are both Haraam.

At-Tirmizi, an-Nasaai and ibn Hibban in his Saheeh reported a hadith which they graded as Sahih, on the authority of Thawbaan Rasool Allah (saw) said:

'The one who dies while free of pride, betrayal (in division of right etc...) and debts will enter Jannah."

Al-Bukhari in Adaab al-Mufrad and at-Tirmizi narrated a haidth on the authority of Amr bin Shuhay that Rasool Allah (saw) said:

"The proud will be raised on the day of judgement like seeds in the image of men and they will be covered with humiliation from every direction."

These two ahadith show the importance of understanding Kibr and 'Ujb and there implications and consequences. Its important that we reflect and evaluate our actions on daily basis to identify signs of arrogance, pride, vanity and remove them from our Shaksiyyah (personality) and purify our Nafssiyah from such horrible diseases.

Inshallah a beautiful quote we can reflect upon:

"The one who targets beyond the level, Allah will bring him down to his value. The most valueable of people are those whose value is not seen, the most virtuous amongst them are the ones whose virtue is not seen."
~Imaam Ash-Shafi' (rh.A) - from Imam An-Nawawi's al-Majmoo'

Wa'Alaykum as-Salaam

Your brother in Islam