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tabarani:6478 – Aḥmad b. ʿAmr al-Bazzār > al-Ḥasan b. Qazaʿah > ʿĀṣim b. Hilāl > Ayyūb > Muḥammad b. Sīrīn > Sawād b. ʿAmr al-Anṣārī

[Machine] 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."  

الطبراني:٦٤٧٨ – حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الْبَزَّارُ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ قَزَعَةَ ثنا عَاصِمُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ سَوَادِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ

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»  

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abudawud:4092 – Abū Mūsá Muḥammad b. al-Muthanná > ʿAbd al-Wahhāb > Hishām > Muḥammad > Abū Hurayrah

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.  

أبو داود:٤٠٩٢ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُوسَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

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  

hakim:7366 – ʿAlī b. ʿĪsá al-Ḥīrī > al-Ḥusayn b. Muḥammad al-Qabbānī > Yaḥyá b. Ḥakīm > Abū Baḥr ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. ʿUthmān al-Bakrāwī > Hishām b. Ḥassān > Muḥammad b. Sīrīn > Abū Hurayrah

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)   

الحاكم:٧٣٦٦ – حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ عِيسَى الْحِيرِيُّ ثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْقَبَّانِيُّ ثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَكِيمٍ ثَنَا أَبُو بَحْرٍ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ الْبَكْرَاوِيُّ ثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

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»  

هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ

ذِكْرُ الْإِخْبَارِ عَنْ جَوَازِ تَحْسِينِ الْمَرْءِ ثِيَابَهُ وَلِبَاسَهُ إِذَا كَانَ مُتَعَرِّيًا عَنْ غَمْصِ النَّاسِ فِيهِ

ibnhibban:5467 – Abū Yaʿlá > Muḥammad b. Ismāʿīl b. Abū Samīnah

[Machine] 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."  

ابن حبّان:٥٤٦٧ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو يَعْلَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي سَمِينَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

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»  

tabarani:6477 – Muḥammad b. ʿAlī b. Shuʿayb al-Simsār And al-Ḥasan b. Bishr al-Bajalī > al-Muʿāfá b. ʿImrān > Hishām b. Ḥassān > Muḥammad b. Sīrīn > Sawād b. ʿAmr al-Anṣārī

[Machine] 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."  

الطبراني:٦٤٧٧ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ السِّمْسَارُ وَالْحَسَنُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ الْبَجَلِيُّ ثنا الْمُعَافَى بْنُ عِمْرَانَ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ سَوَادِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ

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»  

tabarani:6479 – ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > ʿĀrim Abū al-Nuʿmān > Ḥammād b. Zayd > Ayyūb > Muḥammad b. Sīrīn

[Machine] "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."  

الطبراني:٦٤٧٩ – حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا عَارِمٌ أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ثنا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ أَنَّ سَوَادَ بْنَ عَمْرٍو كَانَ رَجُلًا جَمِيلًا قَالَ

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»