Abu Hurayra reported that a man who was handsome came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "I love beauty and I have been given what you see so I do not want anyone to be superior to me (and he either said 'by the strap of a sandal' or 'by a red sandal-thong'). Is that pride?" "No," he replied. "Pride is when someone disdains the truth and is contemptuous of people."

أَنَّ رَجُلاً أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَكَانَ جَمِيلاً فَقَالَ حُبِّبَ إِلَيَّ الْجَمَالُ وَأُعْطِيتُ مَا تَرَى حَتَّى مَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ يَفُوقَنِي أَحَدٌ إِمَّا قَالَ بِشِرَاكِ نَعْلٍ وَإِمَّا قَالَ بِشِسْعٍ أَحْمَرَ الْكِبْرُ ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ لاَ وَلَكِنَّ الْكِبْرَ مَنْ بَطَرَ الْحَقَّ وَغَمَطَ النَّاسَ

A man who was beautiful came to the Prophet ﷺ. He said: Messenger of Allah, I am a man who likes beauty, and I have been given some of it, as you see. And I do not like that anyone excels me (in respect of beauty). Perhaps he said: "even to the extent of thong of my sandal (shirak na'li)", or he he said: "to the extent of strap of my sandal (shis'i na'li)". Is it pride? He replied: No, pride is disdaining what is true and despising people.

أَنَّ رَجُلاً أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَكَانَ رَجُلاً جَمِيلاً فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي رَجُلٌ حُبِّبَ إِلَىَّ الْجَمَالُ وَأُعْطِيتُ مِنْهُ مَا تَرَى حَتَّى مَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ يَفُوقَنِي أَحَدٌ إِمَّا قَالَ بِشِرَاكِ نَعْلِي وَإِمَّا قَالَ بِشِسْعِ نَعْلِي أَفَمِنَ الْكِبْرِ ذَلِكَ قَالَ لاَ وَلَكِنَّ الْكِبْرَ مَنْ بَطَرَ الْحَقَّ وَغَمَطَ النَّاسَ

A man who was beautiful came to the Prophet ﷺ. He said: Messenger of Allah, I am a man who likes beauty, and I have been given some of it, as you see. And I do not like that anyone excels me (in respect of beauty). Perhaps he said: "even to the extent of thong of my sandal (shirak na'li)", or he he said: "to the extent of strap of my sandal (shis'i na'li)". Is it pride? He replied: No, pride is disdaining what is true and despising people. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4092)

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي رَجُلٌ حُبِّبَ إِلَيَّ الْجَمَالُ وَأُعْطِيتُ مِنْهُ مَا تَرَى حَتَّى مَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ يَفُوقَنِي أَحَدٌ بِشِرَاكِ نَعْلِي أَوْ شِسْعِ نَعْلِي أَفَمِنَ الْكِبْرِ هَذَا؟ قَالَ «لَا وَلَكِنْ مِنَ الْكِبْرِ مَنْ بَطَرَ الْحَقَّ وَغَمَصَ النَّاسَ»

[AI] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have been attracted to beauty and I do not want anyone to surpass me in it. Is pride in beauty considered arrogance?" He (the Prophet) said, "No, arrogance is only when a person belittles the truth and looks down upon others."

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي حُبِّبَ إِلَيَّ الْجَمَالُ فَمَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ يَفُوقَنِي أَحَدٌ فِيهِ بِشِرَاكٍ أَفَمِنَ الْكِبْرِ هُوَ؟ قَالَ «لَا إِنَّمَا الْكِبْرُ مَنْ سَفِهَ الْحَقَّ وَغَمَصَ النَّاسَ»

[AI] I said, "O Messenger of Allah, I am a man who is attracted to beauty, and I have been given some of it, as you can see. But I do not like anyone to surpass me in the extent of my sandal or shoe. Is that arrogance?" He said, "No." I asked, "Then what is arrogance, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Arrogance is rejecting the truth and looking down upon people."

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي رَجُلٌ حُبِّبَ إِلَيَّ الْجَمَالُ وَأُعْطِيتُ مِنْهُ مَا تَرَى فَمَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ يَفُوقَنِي أَحَدٌ فِي شِسْعِ نَعْلِي أَوْ قَالَ شِرَاكِ نَعْلِي أَفَمِنَ الْكِبْرِ ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ «لَا» قُلْتُ فَمَا الْكِبْرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ «مَنْ سَفِهَ الْحَقَّ وَغَمَصَ النَّاسَ»

[AI] A man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I am a man who has been made to love beauty and attractiveness to the extent that I do not like anyone to surpass me in appearance. Is that arrogance?" He ﷺ replied, "No, but arrogance is rejecting the truth and looking down upon others."

سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي رَجُلٌ حُبِّبَ إِلَيَّ الْحُسْنُ وَالْجَمَالُ حَتَّى إِنِّي لَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ يَفُوقَنِي أَحَدٌ بِشِرَاكٍ أَفَمِنَ الْكِبْرِ ذَلَكَ؟ قَالَ «لَا وَلَكِنَّ الْكِبْرَ مِنْ غَمَصَ النَّاسَ وَبَطَرَ الْحَقَّ»

[AI] "O Messenger of Allah, indeed I have been given beauty and attractiveness, and I have been made beloved to people. I do not like anyone to surpass me in wearing slippers. Is this considered arrogance?" He ﷺ said, "No, but arrogance is to reject the truth and belittle people."

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي أُعْطِيتُ مِنَ الْحُسْنِ وَالْجَمَالِ وَحُبِّبَ إِلَيَّ فَلَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ يَفْضُلَنِي أَحَدٌ بِشِرَاكِ نَعْلِي أَفَمِنَ الْكِبْرِ هُوَ؟ قَالَ «لَا وَلَكِنَّ الْكِبْرَ مَنْ بَطِرَ الْحَقَّ وَغَمَصَ النَّاسَ»