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Sunan an-Nasai 3592 (Book 28, Hadith 32) #18206
Humility in the Face of Success

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught that no one should be proud of their accomplishments, as Allah is the ultimate source of power and success.

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said: "The Messenger of Allah raced with a Bedouin and (the latter) won. It was as if the Companions of the Messenger of Allah were upset by this, so he said: 'It is a right upon Allah that there is nothing that raises itself in this world except that He lowers it'."
أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَى شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي حُمَيْدٌ الطَّوِيلُ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ سَابَقَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَسَبَقَهُ فَكَأَنَّ أَصْحَابَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَجَدُوا فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ حَقٌّ عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ لاَ يَرْفَعَ شَىْءٌ نَفْسَهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا إِلاَّ وَضَعَهُ اللَّهُ

TOPICS
humility  *  success  *  race  *  alkibriya  *  alfakhr  *  allah

QUICK LESSONS:
Be humble in the face of success; recognize God's grace & mercy; celebrate others' achievements with them; thank God for your own successes instead of taking credit yourself .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith teaches us about humility in the face of success. It was narrated by Anas bin Malik that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) raced with a Bedouin and lost. His companions were upset by this, but he reminded them that it is a right upon Allah that nothing can raise itself up without Him lowering it. In other words, no one should be proud or boastful about their accomplishments because all successes come from Allah alone. We must remain humble and remember to thank Him for our successes instead of taking credit for them ourselves. This hadith also serves as a reminder to not be jealous or envious when someone else succeeds; rather we should celebrate their achievements with them and recognize that it was only possible through Allah's grace and mercy.

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