37/16. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4173 — Pride and Faith in the Heart
Freedom from arrogance, and having humility
Hadith About Pride and Faith the Weight of a Mustard Seed
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4173
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4173
حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ الرَّقِّيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " لاَ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مَنْ كَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ حَبَّةٍ مِنْ خَرْدَلٍ مِنْ كِبْرٍ وَلاَ يَدْخُلُ النَّارَ مَنْ كَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ حَبَّةٍ مِنْ خَرْدَلٍ مِنْ إِيمَانٍ " .
`Abdullah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “No one will enter Paradise who has pride in his heart equal to the weight of a grain of mustard seed, and no one will enter Hell who has faith in his heart equal to the weight of a grain of mustard seed.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4173In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 74English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4173
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4173
This hadith about pride and faith puts the heart in front of us. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that no one will enter Paradise who has pride in his heart equal to the weight of a mustard seed. He also said that no one will enter Hell who has faith in his heart equal to the weight of a mustard seed. The wording is strong on both sides. Pride is not treated as a small matter, even when it is tiny. Faith is also not ignored, even when it is small. For someone searching for a hadith about pride in Islam, this narration teaches fear of arrogance and hope connected to true faith in the heart.
What we learn from this hadith
- Even a small amount of pride in the heart is treated as dangerous.
- Faith in the heart has great value, even when described as tiny.
- A believer should check the inner state, not only outward actions.
- The hadith joins warning against pride with hope through faith.
