English
Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Whoever wears a garment of fame 1 in this world, Allah will clothe him with a garment of humiliation on the Day of Resurrection.
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sunan Abi Dawud 4029 (unverified) 97% confidence
- Candidate: Sunan Ibn Majah 3606 (unverified) 96% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) The statement: Whoever wears a garment of fame: That is, a garment of arrogance, boasting, or pride, or what ascetics wear to show off their asceticism, or what a leader wears to signify leadership, like a green garment, or what pseudo-scholars wear to resemble scholars while being among the foolish. So it is in Al-Marqah. It is said in Radd Al-Muhtar: The best is what is between precious and lowly, as the best matters are the middle ones, due to the prohibition of the two extremes, which are extreme preciousness or lowliness.
Note 1
(١) قوله: من لبس ثوب شهرة: أي ثوب تكبر وتفاخر وتجبر أو ما يتخذه المتزهدة ليشهر نفسه بالزهد، أو ما يشعر بهالمتسيّد من علامة السيادة كالثوب الأخضر، أو ما يلبسه المتفقهة من لبس الفقهاء، والحال أنه من جملة السفهاء. كذافي (المرقاة). وقال في (رد المحتار): والأولى كونه بين النفيس والخسيس؛ إذ خير الأمور أوساطها، وللنهي عنالشهرتين، وهو ما كان في نهاية النفاسة أو الخساسة.