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CHAPTER
3

Arrogance Pride

Always stay away from pride
(arrogance). I have often seen that Allah insults and disgraces one who is
arrogant. Arrogance results in failure, disappointment, insult and disrepute.Allah does not like such proud
people who walk arrogantly; the earth and the sky curses such people.

(Wasael
2, p. 472)

An arrogant man is an enemy of
good people.

(Wasael
2, p. 330)

Arrogance and pride results in
madness and foolishness. Otherwise what is the cause of a man's arrogance? He
should remember his beginning and end. In the beginning he was a drop of
najis' sperm and in the end he is going to die. After this what reason does
he have for arrogance?

(Mustadrak
2, p. 330)

It is said in the tradition that
there is an excreta in one's stomach so that his pride gets destroyed. One who
carries such dirt in ones stomach, why should he be proud?

(Furu-e-Kafi-3,
p 70)

Son, stay away from
arrogance-pride. Don't wear dress which touches the ground. It gives rise to
pride and it deprives one even of the scent of heaven.

(Wasael-ush-Shia,
p. 286)

The grave of such a type of man
falls in hell and his fate is linked with Qarun. Qarun was also sucked in the
ground.

(Wasael-us-Shia,
p. 283)

If you keep sitting when others
get up out of respect, it is a kind of arrogance. One who sits out of pride, and
excepts others to stand around him, Allah considers him as one of the inmates of
hell.

(Jameus-sadaat
- 1, p. 309)

(Those in power and elders, keep
this in mind Jawadi)

Aimme-masoomeen (a.m.s.) have
shown the remedy for arrogance (pride). Patched clothes, old shoes, dirt-filled
face, personally carrying provisions from bazaar, riding ordinary animal and the
company of poor and destitute, and they have adopted this way of life.

(Mustadrak-2,
p. 235)

Allah has snatched away blessings from those who are
proud. Everyone knows the fate of shaitan. His pride and arrogance on one
occasion deprived him of such a blessing like nearness to Allah. So beware, save
yourself from such a cruel fate