Al-Kāfi

Hadith 1126
boasting
2ـ عَنْهُ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جَنَاحٍ عَنْ أَخِيهِ أَبِي عَامِرٍ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ مَنْ دَخَلَهُ الْعُجْبُ هَلَكَ.
2. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Sa’id ibn Janah from his brother abu ‘Amir from a man from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Whoever has a feeling of self-importance is destroyed.”
Source: Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī

Similar narrations

  • Al-Kāfi #1188 “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘The misfortune for lineage is boastfulness and feeling self-important.’”
  • Al-Kāfi #1098 “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘Among the tragedies for religion is envy, feeling self- important and proud.’”
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