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There was a hafidh who was leading tarawih in Ramadan
and for 29 days, he didn't make a single mistake
and the 30th day, he finished Juz 'Amma - he finished Surah Falaq.
As soon as he finished Surah Falaq,
he paused. There was a long silence.
and people thought maybe he's taking his breath or something
and then they realized that he can't remember.
so somebody from the back said:
"Qul a'oodhu birabbin Naas"
and then the hafidh said: "Qul a'oodhu birabbin Naas" and then he paused again.
He was silent for a long time.
People realized: he forgot.
And somebody then again said: "malikinnaas"
and the same thing happened until the end of the verse (surah). and the hafidh
started crying.
And after the prayer, he said:
today was the best day of my life
Allah taught me humility.
Imagine how arrogant that hafidh would feel
if he didn't make a single mistake in the entire Qur'an.
So, when we make a mistake, we say "sorry," we say "astaghfirullah," it should make you humble.
You should thank Allah subHanahu wa ta'ala for teaching you that.
That's why we don't look for perfection. In Islam, we look for what? Excellence!
There's no such thing as perfection. For human beings, absolute perfection belongs to Allah subhanahu
wa ta'ala only. We strive towards
excellence.
On others you look down, Just because you're brown?
Who told you that they slack?
Just because they're black?
Being yellow or being white, This arrogance is not a'ight! Okay?
How many likes you have on Facebook
has nothing to do with how much Allah subHanahu wa ta'ala likes you!
How do we get to arrogance? We start with thoughts. You start to think (like) "you're different,"
"You're better," 'You're unique."
And then you start saying things
that reflect that thought.
And then you start doing things that reflect that thinking. That's sheer arrogance that you don't even
come to the masjid; you don't even come to the MSA - Oh! Because you don't have a title!
If you have an issue with someone, go and talk to them,
don't talk about them!
When somebody honestly points out your mistake, you're like: "Who are you to tell me that? I don't need to hear you."
That person is being arrogant. So, if you want to give someone a gift,
you don't have to spend any money.
Give them the gift of naseehah - sincere advice.
And when somebody gives it you, say "Jazak Allahu Khayr."
Cheerfully and thankfully accept that gift.
Money is just a tool. It's just a paper.
Money magnifies what's already in your heart. Money exposes what's already in your heart.
He had confidence, but he was
humble: he said, "I'm right with the possibility of being wrong,
you are wrong with the possibility of being right."
If somebody has a PhD after their name and that person is not humble, do you know what that person needs to do? Go back to his university
and ask for a refund
for his PhD because knowledge should make you humble. If knowledge makes you proud and arrogant,
then you're not actually knowledgeable: you just some degree, you just some
letters after your name.
Be proud but not arrogant!
Live with humility, but never accept
humiliation.
So, don't live life to impress other people. As long as you live life to impress Allah subhanahu
wa ta'ala, you won't have to worry about this.
So, in sha Allah, today, we're going to talk about arrogance. What do we have on the menu? First:
Why (is) this topic important?
Secondly, I'm going to talk about who is not arrogant. Also, the difference between pride and arrogance. And we're going to
talk about the 7 areas in our lives where some people might have symptoms that
we need to take care of, in sha Allah.