Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 548

Translation

✧ From ʿAbdullah b. ʿAmr: “We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when a man from the desert came, wearing a robe of fine silk, and stood over the head of the Prophet ﷺ. He said, ‘Your companion has degraded every horseman—or he said: he intends to degrade every horseman and elevate every shepherd.’ The Prophet ﷺ took hold of the collar of his robe and said, ‘Do I not see you wearing the clothing of one who lacks understanding?’ Then he said: ‘When the Prophet of Allah, Nūḥ ﷺ, was on his deathbed, he said to his son: I will tell you my final instruction. I command you with two things and forbid you from two things. I command you with “there is no god but Allah,” for if the seven heavens and the seven earths were placed on one side of a scale, and “there is no god but Allah” on the other, it would outweigh them. And if the seven heavens and the seven earths were formed into a solid ring, “there is no god but Allah” would shatter them. And [I command you with] “Glory be to Allah and with His praise,” for it is the prayer of everything, and by it everything is given provision. And I forbid you from shirk and pride.’ I said—or it was said: ‘Messenger of Allah, we know what shirk is, but what is pride? Is it that one of us has a fine garment that he wears?’ He said, ‘No.’ He said, ‘Is it that one of us has two good sandals with good straps?’ He said, ‘No.’ He said, ‘Is it that one of us has a mount that he rides?’ He said, ‘No.’ He said, ‘Is it that one of us has companions who sit with him?’ He said, ‘No.’ He said, ‘Messenger of Allah, then what is pride?’ He said, ‘Rejecting the truth and belittling people.’”

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