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Condition VII
Hadrat Abu Sa‘id Khudrira narrates that the Holy Prophetsa said, ‘Anyone who adopts a degree of humility, Allah will elevate his status to a degree so much so that he will be granted a place in ‘Iliyyin [i.e., the highest of the high]. And the one who shows arrogance in front of Allah and adopts a degree of vanity, Allah will lower his spiritual status to such a degree so much so that He will make him reach Asfal-usSafilin [the lowest of the low].’ (Musnadu Ahmadabni Hanbal, Baqi Musnadil Mukthirina minas-Sahabah, Musnadu Abi Sa‘id al-Khudri)
Your safety is to leave the company of such persons by saying ‘salam’ to them. It is better for you because your spiritual levels will be raised, and the opponents will be falling among the lowest of the low. Again, it is narrated in hadith: Hadrat Abu Hurairahra narrated that the Holy Prophetsa said, ‘Your wealth does not decrease by giving sadaqah [charity]. And the more a person forgives others, the more Allah grants him honour; the more a person adopts humility and humbleness, the more Allah raises his status.’ (Sahih Muslim, Kitab-ulBirri was-Silah, Babu Istihbabil ‘Afwi Wat-Tawadu‘i) ‘Iyad Bin Himar al-Mujashi‘ira narrated that the Holy Prophetsa said, ‘Allah has revealed to me that you should adopt humbleness to the extent that no one shows his pride to the others and no one commits any act of aggression against another.’ (Sahih Muslim, Kitab-ul-Jannati wa Sifati Na‘imiha Wa Ahliha, Babus-Sifatillati yo‘arafu biha fid-Dunya AhlulJannati Wa Ahlun-Nar, Hadith No. 7210) 135
