الْكِبْرُ بَطَرُ الْحَقِّ وَغَمْطُ النَّاسِ
Pride is disdaining the truth (out of self-conceit) and contempt for the people.
Sahih Muslim 91a · Source checked
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Source
Sahih Muslim 91a
Book 1, Hadith 171
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What It Means: Reading in Context
This definition concludes a conversation about pride. After a warning against pride, a listener asks about liking fine clothes and shoes. The answer distinguishes appreciation of beauty from rejecting truth and treating people with contempt. The excerpt preserves the source translation’s explanation in parentheses. This entry comes from Sahih Muslim 91a. The displayed text is an excerpt, not the complete narration. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.
REFLECTION · EDITORIAL
When someone corrects you, consider the evidence before defending yourself. Treat the person with respect regardless of their position or background.
This reflection is not Qur’an, hadith or an authoritative tafsir.