Page 158 - The Importance of the Ahl Al-Sunnah

HARUN YAHYA

The Prophet (saas) said:
“He who humbles himself to Allah a degree, Allah ele-
vates him because of that, and if anyone expresses a
degree of haughtiness before Allah, Allah will lower him a
degree because of that till He renders him the lowliest of
the lowly.” (Ibn Majah)
During a conversation, Allah’s Messenger (saas) said, “He
who has in his heart the weight of a mustard seed of pride
shall not enter Paradise.” A person (amongst his hearers)
said: “Verily a person loves that his dress should be fine,
and his shoes should be fine.” The Prophet (saas)
remarked: “Verily, Allah is Graceful and He loves Grace.
Pride is disdaining the truth (out of self-conceit) and con-
tempt for the people.” (Sahih Muslim, Book 001, Number
0164)
“Allah elevates the one who shows modesty towards his
brother in Islam. And he degrades the one who shows
superiority.” (at-Tabarani)
Zayd bin Thaabit (ra) said:
“Allah’s Messenger (saas) showed courtesy to everyone,
without making discrimination between them. Whatever
we discussed, he discussed the same. If we discussed some
worldly affairs, he also spoke of it. When we spoke of the
Hereafter, he too spoke of the Hereafter. When we spoke
of food, he also spoke of it. He responded to those around
him with a warm smile and did not intervene to halt the
conversations, unless the subject was of an unfavorable
nature.”
The Prophet (saas) treated every believer equally, showing
every one of them respect.
“Allah’s messenger (saas) did not pull out his hand until

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