Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "The Garden and the Fire quarrelled and the Fire
said, 'The tyrants will enter me and the proud will enter me.' The Garden
retorted, 'The weak will enter me and the poor will enter me.' Allah Almighty
said to the Garden, 'You are My mercy and I show you to whomever I will.'
Then He said to the Fire, 'You are My punishment with which I will punish
whomever I will. Each of you will have your fill.'"
An-Nu'man ibn Bashir was heard to say on the minbar, "Shaytan has
snares and traps. The snares and traps of Shaytan are to exult ungratefully
in the blessings of Allah, to boast about the gifts of Allah, to have pride
at the expense of the slaves of Allah, and to follow passion for other
than the sake of Allah."
Abu Salama ibn 'Abdu'r-Rahman said, "The Companions of the Messenger
of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, were neither niggardly
nor weak (in worship). They used to recite poems to one another in their
gatherings and they mentioned matters of the Jahiliyya. But when one of
them was asked about something concerning Allah, his eyes went around as
if he were mad."
حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُسْلِمٍ الأَغَرِّ حَدَّثَهُ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: الْعِزُّ إِزَارِي، وَالْكِبْرِيَاءُ رِدَائِي، فَمَنْ نَازَعَنِي بِشَيْءٍ مِنْهُمَا عَذَّبْتُهُ.
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said that Allah Almighty said, "Might is My wrapper and
pride is My cloak. I will punish anyone who contends with Me over either
of them."
