"Yet he seeks to compete with the All-Mighty"

Ibn Al Akwa · 05-26-2008, 06:44 PM

Abu Bakr said: "Let not any Muslim belittle another Muslim, for the lowest of the Muslims is great in the Sight of Allah."

Wahb (bin al-Munabbih) said: "When Allah Created the Garden of Eden, He looked to it and said: 'You are forbidden for every arrogant person!'"

al-Ahnaf bin Qays used to sit with Mus'ab bin az-Zubayr on his sleeping mat and talk. One day, he came to find Mus'ab extending his feet forward, so, he pushed his legs aside to make room for himself to sit. When he saw the signs of displeasure on Mus'ab's face from this, he said: "How strange is the son of Adam! He is arrogant while he was originated from an organ that transports urine!"

al-Hasan (al-Basri) said: "I wonder at the son of Adam! He uses his hand to wash himself from his waste once or twice a day, yet he seeks to compete with the All-Mighty?"

Muhammad bin al-Husayn bin 'Ali said: "The heart of a person is never afflicted with the slightest bit of arrogance except that his intelligence and sanity is decreased because of that in accordance with how much of that arrogance has entered his heart."

Sulayman was asked about a bad deed that cannot be wiped away with a good dead, so he replied: "Arrogance."

'Umar bin 'Abd al-'Aziz went for Hajj before he became the khalifah, and Tawus saw him walking with a slight swing in his walk that he thought looked boastful. So, he went up to 'Umar and nudged him in his side, saying to him: "Is this the walk of one whose stomach carries waste?"

Muhammad bin Wasi' saw his son acting boastful, so, he called him over and said: "Do you know who you are? As for your mother, then I purchased her for a mere one hundred dirhams. As for your father, then may Allah not increase his likes amongst the Muslims!"

Mutraf bin 'Abdullah saw al-Muhallab walking in a new overcoat he had bought, looking pleased with himself. So, he said to him: "O Abu 'Abdullah! This is a type of walking that is hated by Allah and His Messenger!" So, al-Muhallab said to him: "Do you have any idea who I am?" So, Mutraf replied: "I know exactly who you are: your beginning is in the form of a tiny clot of sperm and egg, and your end is in the form of a rotten corpse!" So, al-Muhallab abandoned that type of walking from then on.
['Ihya' 'Ulum ad-Din'; 3/400-402]

IbnAbdulHakim · 05-28-2008, 06:38 AM

subhanAllah... may Allah reward you in abundance.

Pk_#2 · 05-28-2008, 06:27 PM

AsalamuAlaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh,

JazakAllah khair akhi,

Looks like 'someones' been posting a lot.

abdulrahman al muhajir · 01-21-2009, 04:05 PM

are there any more quotes similiar to these by the salaf?

05-26-2008, 06:44 PM	#1
Ibn Al Akwa Administrator Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Strangers belong with Strangers Posts: 310 Gender: Way of life: Muslim Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	"Yet he seeks to compete with the All-Mighty" Abu Bakr said: "Let not any Muslim belittle another Muslim, for the lowest of the Muslims is great in the Sight of Allah." Wahb (bin al-Munabbih) said: "When Allah Created the Garden of Eden, He looked to it and said: '*You are forbidden for every arrogant person!'"* al-Ahnaf bin Qays used to sit with Mus'ab bin az-Zubayr on his sleeping mat and talk. One day, he came to find Mus'ab extending his feet forward, so, he pushed his legs aside to make room for himself to sit. When he saw the signs of displeasure on Mus'ab's face from this, he said: "How strange is the son of Adam! He is arrogant while he was originated from an organ that transports urine!" al-Hasan (al-Basri) said: "I wonder at the son of Adam! He uses his hand to wash himself from his waste once or twice a day, yet he seeks to compete with the All-Mighty?" Muhammad bin al-Husayn bin 'Ali said: "The heart of a person is never afflicted with the slightest bit of arrogance except that his intelligence and sanity is decreased because of that in accordance with how much of that arrogance has entered his heart." Sulayman was asked about a bad deed that cannot be wiped away with a good dead, so he replied: "Arrogance." 'Umar bin 'Abd al-'Aziz went for Hajj before he became the khalifah, and Tawus saw him walking with a slight swing in his walk that he thought looked boastful. So, he went up to 'Umar and nudged him in his side, saying to him: "Is this the walk of one whose stomach carries waste?" Muhammad bin Wasi' saw his son acting boastful, so, he called him over and said: "Do you know who you are? As for your mother, then I purchased her for a mere one hundred dirhams. As for your father, then may Allah not increase his likes amongst the Muslims!" Mutraf bin 'Abdullah saw al-Muhallab walking in a new overcoat he had bought, looking pleased with himself. So, he said to him: "O Abu 'Abdullah! This is a type of walking that is hated by Allah and His Messenger!" So, al-Muhallab said to him: "Do you have any idea who I am?" So, Mutraf replied: "I know exactly who you are: your beginning is in the form of a tiny clot of sperm and egg, and your end is in the form of a rotten corpse!" So, al-Muhallab abandoned that type of walking from then on. ['Ihya' 'Ulum ad-Din'; 3/400-402] __________________ "If Allah helps you, none can overcome you: If He forsakes you, who is there, after that, that can help you? In Allah, then, Let believers put their trust." Ali Imran

05-28-2008, 06:27 PM	#3
Pk_#2 Hooked On Ribena Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: UK Posts: 303 Gender: Way of life: Muslim Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	AsalamuAlaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh, JazakAllah khair akhi, Looks like 'someones' been posting a lot. __________________ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُونُوا !أَنصَارَ اللَّهِ "O you who believe! Be you helpers (in the Cause) of Allah.." (Surat As-Saff)

01-21-2009, 04:05 PM	#4
abdulrahman al muhajir Full Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: on my road ofcourse Posts: 63 Gender: Way of life: Muslim Thanks: 7 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: "Yet he seeks to compete with the All-Mighty" are there any more quotes similiar to these by the salaf? __________________ The word is the word of the sword until the wrongs have been rectified www.islamistuk.blogspot.com

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