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The Modesty of Believers

(saas) tells the believers to be humble and to treat each other
like brothers in a hadith:

Do not envy one another; do not inflate prices one to another; do
not hate one another; do not turn away from one another; and do
not undercut one another, but be you. O servants of Allah, brothers.
A Muslim is the brother of a Muslim: he neither oppresses him nor
does he fail him, he neither lies to him nor does he hold him in
contempt. Piety is right here -and the Prophet (saas) pointed to his
breast three times. It is evil enough for a man to hold his brother
Muslim in contempt. (Muslim)
Arrogance and modesty especially manifest themselves
during human relations. The conduct of Iblis, as related in the
Qur' an, best illustrates this point. Iblis refused to prostrate
himself to the Prophet Adam. Being aware of Allah' s infinite
might, it was illogical for him to openly claim superiority
over Allah. But, it was his pride that was hurt. It was the
Prophet Adam to whom he showed arrogance, and thereby
exposed his rebellious intent towards Allah.
Consequently, arrogance, which is, in actuality, a sin
against Allah, manifests itself during the relations of one
person with another.
Surely, modesty also manifests itself under the same
conditions. Believers show their submission to Allah by
behaving modestly towards His believing servants. Aware of
the fact that they are not responsible for the creation of their
qualities, they are grateful to Allah, and never forget that
Allah may reclaim any of these at any time. Fearing
punishment from their Creator, Who is the Possessor of
infinite power, they take refuge in no one but Him. This
submissiveness of the believers, and their fear of Allah, is