Hadith on Self-Admiration
18 sayings
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Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Self-admiration is the opposite of proper conduct, and is the bane of the hearts.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 74; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 831 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Self-admiration corrupts reason
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 726; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 832 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
There is no loneliness more miserable than self-admiration.
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 113; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 831 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Self-admiration shows up your faults
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 954; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 831 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Self-admiration is foolishness
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 62; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 831 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
An evil deed [of yours] that upsets you is better in the sight of Allah than a good deed which you feel proud about
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 46; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 831 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Beware of self-satisfaction lest it increases the cause for [Allah's] wrath against you
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2642; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 831 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The consequence of self-admiration is hatred [of other people towards you].
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4606; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 831 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Self-admiration prevents progress
Nahj al-Balagha, no. 167; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 832 · permalink
Verily Allah, Blessed and most High, says, 'Verily from among My servants is he who asks Me to enable him to perform an act of obedience to Me in order that he may procure My love, but I however, withhold that from him in order that he does not come to feel proud of that action of his.
al-Zuhd li al-Husayn b. Sa`aid, p. 68, no. 179; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 832 · permalink
Verily Allah, Blessed and most High, says, 'Verily from among My servants is he who asks Me to enable him to perform an act of obedience to Me in order that he may procure My love, but I however, withhold that from him in order that he does not come to feel proud of that action of his.
al-Zuhd li al-Husayn b. Sa`aid, p. 68, no. 179; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 832 · permalink
He who is overtaken by self-admiration perishes
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 313, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 832 · permalink
He regards the little good that others do as being much and regards the abundance of good that he himself does as being little
Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 1, p. 132, no. 184; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 832 · permalink
Undervalue the abundant acts of obedience that you perform for Allah, in contempt of your lower self and in order to expose yourself to Allah's pardon
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 285; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 832 · permalink
Iblis [Satan] may Allah's curse be on him says to his troops, 'If I can gain mastery over three things in man, I will no longer care how much good he does for it will not be accepted from him: if he overrates his good deeds, forgets his sins, and is overcome by self-admiration
al-Khisal, p. 112, no. 86; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 833 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
What is the matter with man that he is so given to self-admiration when his origin was but a putrid droplet, and his end is as a filthy corpse, and between these states he is but a vessel for excrement?!
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9666; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 833 · permalink
Block the path of self-admiration through self-knowledge
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 285] ; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 833 · permalink
If crossing the Sirat [Bridge extended over Hell] is a reality, then wherefore the need for self-admiration?!
Amali al-Saduq, p. 16, no. 5; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 833 · permalink