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Sahih Muslim 2788a — The End of Pride
Characteristics of the Day of Judgment, Paradise, and Hell
Hadith About Pride on the Day of Judgment
Sahih Muslim : 2788a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2788a
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ حَمْزَةَ، عَنْ سَالِمِ، بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يَطْوِي اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ السَّمَوَاتِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُهُنَّ بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أَنَا الْمَلِكُ أَيْنَ الْجَبَّارُونَ أَيْنَ الْمُتَكَبِّرُونَ ثُمَّ يَطْوِي الأَرَضِينَ بِشِمَالِهِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أَنَا الْمَلِكُ أَيْنَ الْجَبَّارُونَ أَيْنَ الْمُتَكَبِّرُونَ " .
`Abdullah bin `Umar Narrated from:
Abdullah b. 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying: Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, would fold the Heavens on the Day of Judgment and then He would place them on His right hand and say: I am the Lord; where are the haughty and where are the proud (today)? He would fold the' earth (placing it) on the left hand and say: I am the Lord; where are the haughty and where are the proud (today)?
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2788aIn-book reference : Book 52, Hadith 7USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 39, Hadith 6704
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2788a
This hadith about pride on the Day of Judgment shows Allah folding the heavens and the earth, then saying, “I am the Lord; where are the haughty and where are the proud?” The message is direct. Human pride looks large in this world, but it has no strength before Allah. The narration repeats the question after the heavens and after the earth, making the warning even clearer. It does not name a specific person. It speaks to the attitude of arrogance itself. A reader should take from it a soft heart: status, power, and self-importance should not make anyone forget that Allah is the Lord.
What we learn from this hadith
- Pride has no real standing before Allah.
- The Day of Judgment will reveal Allah’s full authority over creation.
- A believer should avoid haughtiness and self-importance.
- Worldly strength should lead to humility, not arrogance.
