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the one who shook his hand left his.” (Ibn Majah)
“I never said that when any man brought his mouth to the
ear of the Messenger of Allah (saas) and he withdrew his
head until the man himself withdrew his head, and I never
saw that when any man took him by his hand and he with-
drew his hand, until the man himself withdrew his hand.”
(Abu Dawud)
The Prophet (saas) said:
“He will not enter the Paradise who has in him vanity
(equal to) the weight of a mustard-seed and he will not
enter in the Hell-fire who has in his heart faith (equal to)
the weight of a mustard-seed.” (Ibn Majah)
“The proud and the boastful cannot enter the Garden.”
(Abu Dawud)
“Three (are the persons) with whom Allah would neither
speak, nor would He absolve them on the Day of
Resurrection: the cruel ruler, the rich who does not give
the alms and the proud destitute.” (Sahih al-Bukhari)
“Shall I inform you about the people of the Fire? They
comprise every cruel, violent, proud and conceited per-
son.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 73, Number 97)
“Allah herds anyone with a grain of mustard-seed of pride
in his heart headlong into Hell.” (al-Bayhaqi)
Our Prophet (saas) had a dignified way of speaking and one
could always see a smile on his face. He never broke anyone’s
heart or hurt their feelings by speaking harshly to them. Anas
ibn Malik (ra) tells how our Prophet (saas) set the best exam-
ple to all people with this noble trait:
“I remained in the service of the Messenger of Allah (saas)
for ten years. He never once told me ‘Oof.’ When I did
something, he never asked me, why did you do so? When I

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