Mīzān al-Ḥikma

Enjoinment of Undervaluing the Good that One Does

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hadith 3708
The Prophet (SAWA) said, describing the intelligent person, ‘He regards the little good that others do as being much and regards the abundance of good that he himself does as being little.
رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) ـ في صِفَةِ العاقِلِ ـ: يَستَكثِرُ قَليلَ الخَيرِ مِن غَيرِهِ، ويَستَقِلُّ كَثيرَ الخَيرِ مِن نَفسِهِ.
Tags Intellect/ReasonGood DeedsHumility
hadith 3709
Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘Undervalue the abundant acts of obedience that you perform for Allah, in contempt of your lower self and in order to expose yourself to Allahs pardon.
الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): اِستَقلِلْ مِن نَفسِكَ كَثيرَ الطّاعَةِ للّهِ؛ إزراءً عَلَى النَّفسِ وتَعَرُّضاً لِلعَفوِ.
Tags HumilityWorshipSoul (Nafs)
hadith 3710
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Iblis [Satan], may Allahs curse be on him, says to his troops, ‘If I can gain mastery over three things in man, I will no longer care how much good he does for it will not be accepted from him: if he overrates his good deeds, forgets his sins, and is overcome by self-admiration.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): قالَ إبليسُ ـ لَعنةُ اللّهِ عَلَيهِ ـ لِجُنودِهِ: إذا استَمكَنتُ مِنِ ابنِ آدَمَ في ثَلاثٍ لَم اُبالِ ما عَمِلَ؛ فإنَّهُ غَيرُ مَقبولٍ مِنهُ: إذا استَكثَرَ عَمَلَهُ، ونَسِيَ ذَنبَهُ، ودَخَلَهُ العُجبُ .
Tags Satan/IblisArrogance/Pride