LET'S STRIVE TO BE HUMBLE

 THE DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yaum As-Sabt. 8th day of RAJAB (Saturday 20th February 2021).

*_LET'S STRIVE TO BE HUMBLE_*. BismilLah.

Having good manners, character and being humble are part of been a Muslim. Many of us think that “a perfect Muslim” is simply one who is correct in the observance of the salaah (ritual Prayer), the fasting, the zakah (payment of a certain portion of one’s wealth to the poor), and the Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah). This indeed is not the case.

If the ritual observances do not help the person to be humble, virtuous and truly God-fearing, then he or she is not a true Muslim. A Muslim should be good and just in dealing with others, no matter their religion, and take special care to keep away from all the shameful and sinful things ALLAH (God) has forbidden.

One can never get close to ALLAH by being arrogant, full of pride and having a bad character and manners. Those who have humility and are humble and have good character and manners are the closest to ALLAH and ALLAH raises their ranks in the hereafter.

The Prophet (peace and blessings of ALLAH be upon him) said: “And no one humbles himself before ALLAAH but ALLAAH will raise him (in status).”

Humbleness is to know the value of oneself, to avoid pride, or disregarding the truth and underestimating people. As the Prophet sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam said, according to Muslim and others, "Al-Kibr (pride) is rejecting the truth and looking down upon people" [Muslim, Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud].

Humbleness is that, when you are advised, if Shaytaan calls you to reject the advice, you must negate him. Because the purpose of advice is that your brother points out the defects that you have to help you change for better but we must advice with wisdom without making the person receiving the advice feels you are looking down upon them or judging them to be bad Muslims. 

*_May ALLAH aid us through our effort to get closer to HIM_*. Aameen.