I feel it’s human nature. I know everyone, once in a while..feel pride about something we did or have… and have this bit of arrogance, even while we might not express it. One thing I dislike the most is arrogance, especially on material things. Are there some ways in which we can remove arrogance from our hearts; and remove the fact that we are least bit better than anyone else.
A friend of mine was making fun of a girl at college, who I know and she doesn’t… because the bag she was carrying was not an authentic name brand and she said it seemed fake. This girl she was talking about lives with her single mom who is clearly struggling. I was so outraged.
Allah has said anyone with the least bit of arrogance will not see the doors of Jannah.
“If your aware of your humility;than you are arrogant”
Are there any specific dua’s you can say? And can you give me some hadiths regarding this matter.
NON-Muslims- What do you think about arrogance? Is it immoral or just nature
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We should all have a little more respect for each other. No matter what the religion or race or whether a person is rich or poor, we are all humans, we all bleed.
Humility is one of the finest qualities a person can have. Unfortunately, few people have it, and few people even want it.
simple really and I do not know what is so difficult to heed the following, even though you stubbornly refuse to do that:
Inscribed on the hilt of the Muhammad’s (PBUH) sword: ‘Forgive him who wrongs you; join him who cuts you off; do good to him who does evil to you, and speak the truth although it be against yourself.’
how about starting with that ??? and why don’t you ???
Lucid- what is wrong with you?
Yes, sister, arrogance is nasty, ugly, unjust and simply inexcusable. So many here need to learn that. And me too, because I sound arrogant saying this LOL
You could start by convincing the word-jihadists out there to stop reporting every response I make to Muslims to get my posts removed. I am just as critical of Christians, but they never report my responses as violations. Apparently Christians are much more tolerant of critical analysis.
As a non-muslims, I find it wrong for people to make fun of other less fortunate, people, We all are humans, & some families don’t make as much money as other families, causing it to reflect on many childrens, because a poor family can not provide as much as a rich family. I done without many things when I was in high school, my dad had a good paying job, but he had a major heart attack when he was 44 yrs. old causing him to become disable, He died when he was 51 in 1971, But I was happy even though I done without many things when I was in school. I have always said, you can not buy friendship. True friendship will accept you as you are, I had very few friends when I was in high school, but it was a friendship that has lasted even until this day, & I am almost 58 yrs. old.
Arrogance is a very bad trait, it can make someone feel so bad while the arrogant one feels so good. And there are so many forms of it, y’know. Unfortunately, it seems to be part of the “human” nature thing. But the only thing we can do, it give them a smile, (and a big firm boot up the….), kidding kidding, lol…
therez only one way, and that is, follow the true sunnah of the prophet
yeah sister………..arrogance is a bad trait which sometimes as you said is the product of pride.
i’ll tell you a little story about a great loved Egyptian Sheikh named , Sheik Muhammad Metwalii AL- Sharawi, he passed away, but he was loved by Muslims and non-Muslims in the Arab world…………….this man held many religious posts in the country……….but do you know what this Sheikh was doing ??
he was, from time to time, used to clean by his own hand the bathrooms and toilets of Masjids/Mosques. he kneels on his leg, and cleans the bathrooms……………Subhan Allah, he was an amazing man. he used to do this, so that if a bit of pride or arrogance were felt in his heart, he would get rid of them, and remember that Allah is above all.
Wish Allah bless him in Jannat al Naiem…………..Ameen ya rab al alameen.
As a Christian, arrogance is wrong. It mainly comes from pride of personal accomplishments or possessions. When a person comes to accept Jesus they realize that everything the have done or will do is as filthy rags before God. It is only the turning over of our lives so God can work through us that results in anything being accomplished for God. Where is boasting and where arrogance in this process. No body gets to heaven or paradise by their own works, especially not by committing mass murder. Jesus paid the price and provided the only way.
Wow wonderful question. It is hard to except humility over pride but I do believe it is good medicine for all. Some ways to humble ourselves perhaps community services. It is good for us all to join those who suffer more than we so we may see their struggles of life first hand. You may begin to admire them for their strengths to carry on. It also shows us our responsibility towards human kind for we are not as separated as we think. Everyone struggles from time to time. It would be an eye open for all. I have seen and been in such positions and I can tell you at first hand of the kindness in every heart as they all seem to enjoy each others company. There are no boundaries between those who suffer, they stand united. This is a lesson we all could learn instead of being so selfish and greedy. Arrogance is immoral and leads to more immoral acts, but when all is stripped away from you there is no more arrogance. Perhaps we all need to suffer a little to humble ourselves in a way that we may appreciate each others lives.
Pride or arrogance can be tolerated if it stops at least an inch short of your neighbour’s nose.
your question is great.but i can only say that if we have faith on ALLAH deeply from our heart then i dont think so that we would have arrogance in our heart.because we know what ALLAH likes and what he dislikes.i cannot say it accurately but ALLAH say that why u people are so arrogance , what you are proud of….. you are just made up of blood and clay.
so yes why do we get arrogance in our heart? because we dont have faith in ALLAH deeply from our heart.we have forgotten that we are just a creature of ALLAH and HE can take our life back whenever HE wants. thus if we have full faith and trust on ALLAH than we will never do suh things which ALLAH dislikes.
if i have done any mistake so sorry.
People that are arrogant have probably issues of themselves, people that tend to reach for materialistic things are other superficial or afraid of being different then others.
I am not an materialistic person: cars, electronics and fancy furniture don`t interest me as much as knowledge and interior comfort.
The ways to make all people to loose they`re arrogance would mean that people that appear on television and such should stop talking about how great they`re new car is our what marvellous mansion they have bought then laughing in sign of pleasure. Sure it is great, maybe but we should never forget our true values.
Think about it: how was life before television? and how is it now? – I say evolution is an wonderful thing: knowledge and interior realisation that will enter into the exterior one; Science is helping people in this process but how do we use it is the question? Many un-valuable people that think they are very unique talk about wrong things on the television and the weak minded person surely will fall into this wrong world…
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I believe people should be more respectful of each other and show a lot more compassion towards their fellow man/woman.
Often the best remedy to ill our soul or spirit or mind from its ills is to do good works for others….especially others who are not like ourselves…. in this way we build bridges to understanding, empathy, tolerance for differences, resources to combate what is negative or unacceptable, and ideas for guiding others to a more porductive life…. what ever is ones talent or the talent they would like to develop there is always (especially when our children are old enough) time to volunteer in many capacities. I do.
Sometimes the only way is to put your hands deep inside and rip the heart open, sometimes just one word will do.
For me, and alhamdulillah, I think it’s working good on me
to always remember that the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous.
We may be nothing in sight of Allah, and other sisters or brothers may be better than us in sight Allah.
yes arrogance is just nature that everyone will have, be it more or less…to overcome arrogance, you need humble to counter attack it….
An arrogance man will not gain wisdom in life coz he thinks he knows everything…if you ever encounter this kind of people let him be coz it not worth you time to argue with him over what he knows and these precious time we can use it to help others.
I’m not sure but your question gives the impression that you mean that only Muslims are arrogant which is totally wrong. Islam order us not to be arrogant and, as you mentioned, he who becomes so does not go to heaven, according to prophet’s Muhamed, peace be upon him.
But you should be able to differentiate between being arrogant and being proud to be a Muslim which is the most thing, at least for me, to be proud of.
And for the story you told about your friend, I’m perfectly with you, she has mistaken by ridiculing the poor girl, this is pointless.
May Allah forgive us all, Amen.
some people may never change though.
We have to bear in mind that our life, all the things we have in our possessions, whether material or spiritual, comes from Allah Taala as gifts on loan to us. Would it make sense to be proud of having things that are in reality don’t belong to us?
Our mere life that we hold so dear in itself is a loan, something that we have to return once the time is up.
Bear in mind Allah Taala’s warning as related in a hadis qudsi related by Abu Hurairah that Rasulullah said Allah Taal said,”Al-kibr (grandiose,majesty) is my mantel/shawl, thus whomever tries to challenge me (in it), I will destroy him”.
I think the quotation you wrote is more like, if you claim to be modest/humble (tawaddhu’), then that is arrogance.
The Messenger of Allah (blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) has said: “Surely the recitation of the Qur’an is an atonement for the sins, a covering (protection) from the Hell Fire, and a safety from the punishment. Mercy will descend upon the reciter, the Angels will seek forgiveness for him, Heaven will long for that person, and his Master (Allah) will be pleased with him.”
‘Ali said, ‘Be like the kind, compassionate doctor who places the remedy where it will be of benefit.’
They asked ‘Isa [a], ‘With whom shall we sit, O Spirit of Allah?’ ‘With one the sight of whom reminds you of Allah,’ he replied, ‘and whose speech increases you in knowledge, and whose actions make you desire the next world.’
The concept of pride embraces all those aspects of vanity found in those who are proud of their actions, little knowing what their end will be. Whoever is proud of himself and his actions has strayed off the path of right guidance and has claimed what is not his.
Anyone who claims something to which he has no right is a liar, even if he conceals his claim for a long time. The first thing which happens to the proud man is that he is stripped of his object of pride, so that he will know that he is contemptible and incapable, and will testify against himself; and that will be a firmer proof against him. This was the case with Iblis.
Pride is a plant whose seed is disbelief, whose earth is hypocrisy, and whose water is transgression. Its branches are ignorance, its leaves are misguidance, and its fruit is being cursed to remain in the Fire forever. Whoever chooses pride has sowed disbelief and cultivated hypocrisy. It is inevitable that it must bear its fruit and he will end up in the Fire
The key to knowledge is the desire to exchange one level of knowledge for a higher level, together with divine grace and guidance. The lowest quality of an ignorant man is that he lays claim to knowledge which he does not deserve; his most common characteristic is ignorance of his own ignorance, and the most extreme aspect of his ignorance is to reject knowledge. There is nothing whose affirmation is the reality of its negation other that worldly ignorance and greed. All ignorant people are alike.
There are some people who say, “We believe in Allah and the Last Day”, but they are not at all believers. They desire to deceive Allah and those who believe, but they deceive only themselves while they do not perceive. There is a disease in their hearts, so Allah added to their disease. (2:8-10)
The Holy Prophet said, ‘The hypocrite is he who, having made a promise, breaks it; when he acts, he does evil; when he speaks, he lies; when he is trusted, he betrays; when he is given provision, he is reckless; when it is withheld, he makes much of his life.’
He also said, ‘A person whose innermost being contradicts his public face is a hypocrite whoever he is, wherever he is, in whatever time he lives, and whatever rank he has.’
Stay away from R&S
Quit game-pointing each other
Stop talking about bran muffins
EDIT: STOP CRITICIZING– and this goes BOTH ways. I am sick of ppl calling out others saying they don’t practive properly and I am getting sick of ppl questioning the first people back. Did anybody ever hear that two wrongs don’t make a right?
Well you can make a beginning with asking your fellow muslims to stop making statements like – “Islam is the best religion”
That is a pretty arrogant statement.
In discussions with muslims I have found this arrogant streak without exception.
Keep a low profile.