{"id":21769,"date":"2019-01-27T08:37:26","date_gmt":"2019-01-27T05:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roshd.com\/?p=21769"},"modified":"2025-08-16T12:42:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T09:12:27","slug":"the-way-of-the-humble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roshd.com\/en\/the-way-of-the-humble\/","title":{"rendered":"The Attitude of the Humbles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21769\" class=\"elementor elementor-21769 elementor-1883\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2032d20a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2032d20a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d58a2fd\" data-id=\"3d58a2fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17f82142 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17f82142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Everyone enjoys the attention and compassion of others towards him\/herself.\u00a0<strong>Humbleness<\/strong>\u00a0is one of the most recommended virtues by our leaders, which brings people closer to one another. Conceit or self-centricity, on the contrary is a direct antonym to humbleness, which causes dispersing of surrounding people. But how is it possible be and remain humble while living among people, and refrain from becoming arrogant?<\/p><p>The following story portrays the suggestions of Imam Sajjad\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0about the importance of humility and how to prevent from being conceited in relation to people.\u00a0<\/p><p>Imam Baqir\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0narrates:<\/p><p>Ibn Shahab Zuhri entered the presence of my father while looking very sad and distressed. My father said to him, \u201cWhy are you so sad?\u201d<\/p><p>Zuhri answered, \u201cO grandson of the Messenger of Allah, I am burdened and bothered by people who are jealous of my blessings and situation. Moreover those whom I had hope in, those whom I have helped throughout, do not help me.\u201d<\/p><p>Imam Sajjad (PBUH) said, \u201cControl your\u00a0<strong>tongue<\/strong>\u00a0so you can keep your friends.\u201d<\/p><p>Zuhri said, \u201cO grandson of the Messenger of Allah, but I have treated them with the utmost kind words.\u201d<\/p><p>The Imam said, \u201cWoe! Woe! Be careful not to become too conceited and self-centered of yourself for your eloquent speaking. Be careful of saying a word that you are sure with that word they will deny you, even if your word may seem logical in your eyes. So it is not that you will be able to convince and explain your excuses and explanations to everyone who considers your word unacceptable.<\/p><p>Zuhri! Why do you not see the Muslims as your own family, in which their elders are like your fathers and their young as your children, and the Muslims with the same ages of you as your brothers?\u00a0 In this case, which of them are you willing to hurt, wish ill, or embarrass?<\/p><p>So if Satan is able to seduce you to think that you are better than others, see if the person (that you feel is inferior to you) is older than you say, \u2018to me he is a believer and his good deeds are more than mine\u2019, and if he is younger than you say, \u2018I have committed more sins than him so he is better than me,\u2019 and if he is the same age as you say, \u2018I am sure of my own sin, but doubtful about his, so why shall I change my certainty to doubt?\u2019<\/p><p>If you see a Muslim bowing to you an paying you respects, say that \u2018this is a blessing of them to me\u2019, and if they ignore or hurt you, say \u2018perhaps this is the result of a sin or error that I have one.\u2019<\/p><p>If you act in such a way, Allah will take life easy on you and will increase your friends, and you will become happy of their good deeds and will not feel sorrow from their wrongdoings.\u00a0<\/p><p>So know that the most benevolent for people is he\/she who does good without having a need from them, and one who does not have a request from them.\u00a0 In another level, the most benevolent of people is he\/she who takes care of him\/herself and no matter how in need he is, does not ask help from others. For, the people of the world are intrigued by their own properties. Thus anyone who does not bother them in what they seek has helped them, and whoever in addition to not bothering them adds to their wealth is considered much more loved and respected by them.\u201d<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a><\/p><p><strong>(The above is a selection taken from \u201c<em>Ihtijaj<\/em>\u201d, by Shaikh Tabarsi\u00a0<\/strong>(<strong>with minor summarization))<\/strong><\/p><p>The Roshd Website congratulates all Muslims, especially you dear friend, upon 5<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0of Sha\u2019ban, the birthday anniversary of the\u00a0adornment of worshipers, and the Leader of prostration,\u00a0<strong>Imam Ali ibn Hussain\u00a0<\/strong>(PBUH).<\/p><hr \/><p><strong><u>Footnotes:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> Ihtijaj, vol. 2, p. 320.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imam Sajjad (PBUH) advised Zuhri that humility preserves friendships and dignity. He warned against conceit, urging to see others as family\u2014elders as fathers, peers as brothers, youth as children. Respect should be seen as God\u2019s blessing, disrespect as self-reflection. 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