WHILE AN ACHIEVEMENT
HUMBLES AN INDIVIDUAL,
IT MAKES ANOTHER
ARROGANT.
While an achievement humbles an individual, it makes another arrogant. Worse still, some are arrogant with a visible reason, whether wrong or wrong.
Ibnu Hibbaan reported in his book ATTAQAASEEMU WAL ANWAA', known more as SAHEEH IBNI HIBBAAN that the Prophet, alaihiSSalaam said:
Amongst the banee Israa-eel, there were two people who boasted thus
First Person: I am the son of so and so, The grandson of so and so, till he mentioned nine generations of his ancestors
Second Person: I am the son of my father and he is the son of Islaam
Allaah sent Moosaa, alaihiSSalaam to them to convey Allaah's message that
"the first person had boasted of nine people who will all go to hell and he(first person)is their tenth!
The second person had boasted of two inhabitants of Jannah and he is their third"
Albaanee authenticated this hadeeth in silsilatul ahaadeeth assaheehah.
Brothers and sisters, we are from a drop of a liquid we consider a filth. Meaning our background is humble. Our worldly achievements, lineage, countenance, natural endowments, ethnicity, complexion or even 'bluebloodedness' are silly reasons to be arrogant.
If you are rich, know it's not strictly dependent on your industry or superior intelligence. You know there are billions of better people who are less advantaged than you.
A poet says:
إذا امتلأت كف اللءيم من الغنى
تمايل إعجابا وقال انا انا
ولكن كريم الأصل كالغصن كلما
تحمل أثمارا تواضع وانحنى
If a blameworthy person's palm is filled with (earthly) wealth
They become full of arrogance and say "I am, I am
But they of noble root are like tree branch, each time
They bear fruits, they humbly squat "
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