Allah Elevates the Humble

📖Sunan Ibn Mājah 4176
Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever humbles himself by a degree for Allah, glory be to Him, Allah will raise him by a degree. Whoever is arrogant to Allah by a degree, Allah will lower him by a degree until he is made ‘the lowest of the low.’”
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This hadith teaches the profound value of humility before Allah and the danger of arrogance. Humbling oneself, even slightly, for Allah’s sake earns elevation and honor from Him. Conversely, arrogance, prideful behavior or ignoring Allah’s guidance, leads to being lowered in rank, both spiritually and in the sight of others. It reminds us that our attitude towards Allah directly affects our status in His eyes and encourages self-reflection in everyday actions.

1. Practice humility in daily life: Speak gently, avoid showing off, and recognize Allah’s greatness in all matters.
2. Acknowledge Allah’s role in your achievements: Give thanks for successes and blessings rather than boasting.
3. Avoid arrogance and pride: Do not look down on others or behave arrogantly in your thoughts, words, or actions.
4. Seek Allah’s guidance and forgiveness: Regularly ask Allah to keep your heart humble and free from pride.
5. Remember Allah’s awareness: Even small acts of humility are noticed and rewarded by Allah, while arrogance has consequences.

Quranic Context:

📖Quran 31:18
And do not turn your face away from people in arrogance, nor walk in insolence on the earth. Indeed, Allah does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful.

📖Quran 57:23
…so that you do not despair over what has passed you, nor exult over what He has given you. And Allah does not like every boastful, arrogant person.

📖Quran 49:11
O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule [another] people; perhaps they may be better than them… And do not defame one another nor call each other by offensive nicknames.

📖Quran 16:30
On the Day when every soul will find what it has done of good present [before it], and what it has done of evil, it will wish that there were a great distance between it and its evil. And Allah warns you of Himself, and Allah is Kind to the servants.

📖Quran 58:11
Allah will raise those who have believed among you and those who were given knowledge, by degrees. And Allah is Acquainted with what you do.