53/16. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2865d — Humility and No Pride
Attributes By Which The People Of Paradise And The People Of The Fire May Be Recognized In This World
Humility Hadith: No Pride and No Oppression
Sahih Muslim : 2865d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2865d
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَمَّارٍ، حُسَيْنُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ، عَنْ مَطَرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الشِّخِّيرِ، عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ حِمَارٍ، أَخِي بَنِي مُجَاشِعٍ قَالَ قَامَ فِينَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ خَطِيبًا فَقَالَ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي " . وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ هِشَامٍ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ وَزَادَ فِيهِ " وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ أَوْحَى إِلَىَّ أَنْ تَوَاضَعُوا حَتَّى لاَ يَفْخَرَ أَحَدٌ عَلَى أَحَدٍ وَلاَ يَبْغِي أَحَدٌ عَلَى أَحَدٍ " . وَقَالَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ " وَهُمْ فِيكُمْ تَبَعًا لاَ يَبْغُونَ أَهْلاً وَلاَ مَالاً " . فَقُلْتُ فَيَكُونُ ذَلِكَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ أَدْرَكْتُهُمْ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَرْعَى عَلَى الْحَىِّ مَا بِهِ إِلاَّ وَلِيدَتُهُمْ يَطَؤُهَا .
Iyad bin Himar Narrated from:
While Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was delivering an address, he stated that Allah commanded me The rest of the hadith is the same, and there is an addition in it: " Allah revealed to me that we should be humble amongst ourselves and none should show pride upon the others, And it does not behove one to do so, and He also said: There are among you people to follow not caring a bit for their family and property.Qatada said: Abu Abdullah, would this happen? Thereupon he said: Yes. By Allah, I found this in the days of ignorance that a person grazed the goat of a tribe and did not find anyone but their slave-girl (and he did not spare her) but committed adultery with her.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2865dIn-book reference : Book 53, Hadith 79USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 40, Hadith 6856
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2865d
This Hadith continues the sermon of Iyad ibn Himar and adds a clear teaching about humility. The Prophet said that Allah revealed to him that people should be humble among themselves, so that no one boasts over another and no one wrongs another. The narration also repeats the same larger sermon and includes wording about people who follow without caring for family or wealth. The lesson here is plain and strong. Faith is not only about claims. It also shows in how a person treats others. Pride, boasting, and oppression are rejected, while humility is directly commanded in this report.
What we learn from this hadith
- Allah revealed the command to be humble with one another.
- No one should boast over another person.
- No one should wrong another person.
- The Hadith links moral conduct with serious accountability.
