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Hadith 4907

Chapter on Anger and Arrogance

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Chapter on Anger and Arrogance

Zujajat al-Masabih 4907Volume 4

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Harithah ibn Wahb (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Shall I not inform you of the people of Paradise? Every weak 1 and humble person; if he swears by Allah, Allah fulfills it. Shall I not inform you of the people of the Fire? Every harsh, rude, and arrogant person.” [Agreed Upon] In a narration by Muslim: “Every harsh, contemptible 2, and arrogant person.”
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
  • Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 4918 (unverified) 98% confidence
  • Candidate: Sahih Muslim 2853a (unverified) 98% confidence

Confidence and text similarity are not editorial verification.

Commentary and footnotes (4)

Note 1

Every weak and humble

(1) His statement: “Every weak and humble”: With the ‘ayn’ vowelized as fatha or kasra, it is for emphasis, like “soldiers mobilized.” It indicates that one who is exceedingly humble with believers attains the highest ranks of nearness to Allah, while one who is exceedingly arrogant and tyrannical is among the lowest of the low. An-Nawawi said: It is recorded with fatha and kasra, with fatha being more common, meaning people despise and belittle him, and prevail over him due to his weak worldly state. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)

Note 2

Contemptible

(2) His statement: “Contemptible”: This refers to one falsely ascribed to a lineage, attached to a people while not truly one of them, likened to the “zanmah,” a piece cut from a sheep’s ear and left hanging, as mentioned by Al-Tayyibi. This suits the verse about Al-Walid ibn al-Mughirah and his ilk. In the Hadith, it may be interpreted more broadly as one known for vileness or evil. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)

Note 1

قوله

(۱) قوله: كل ضعيف متضعف بفتح العين ويكسر من باب التاكيد كجنود مجندة، ففيه إشارة إلى أن كل من كثر تواضعه مع المؤمنين يكون أعلى مراتب المقربين، كما أن من يكون أكثر تكبرا وتجبرا يكون في أسفل السافلين. وقال النووي: ضبطوه بفتح العين وكسرها، والمشهور الفتح، ومعناه ويستضعفه الناس ويحتقرونه ويتجزؤون عليه لضعف حاله في الدنيا. كذا في «المرقاة».

Note 2

قوله

(۲) قوله: زنيم: الدعي في النسب الملصق بالقوم، وليس منهم تشبيها له بالزنمة، وهي شيء يقطع من أذن الشاة، ويترك معلقا بها، ذكره الطيبي، وهو المناسب للآية الواردة في حق الوليد بن المغيرة وأضرابه، وأما الحديث فينغي أن يفسر بالمعنى الأعم، وهو اللئيم المعروف بلؤمه أو شره. كذا في «المرقاة».