Ahlul Fadl on Humility

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Imam Ibn Hibbaan, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

It is incumbent upon a sensible person that he adheres to humility and avoids pride.  Humility is of two types- the first one is praiseworthy and the other is blameworthy. Praiseworthy humility (necessitates) abandoning insolence and mockery. Blameworthy humility (occurs) when a person humbles himself in the presence of one who possesses the things of the worldly life and desiring what such a person possesses. Therefore, a sensible person maintains his abandonment of blameworthy humility in all circumstances and he does not depart from praiseworthy humility. [An Excerpt from Rawdatul Uqalaa page 58]

He said: It is incumbent upon a sensible person to cling to humility and avoid being haughty. And if humility did not contain anything, except that whenever a person is very humble he is increased in status, then it would have been incumbent upon him not to adorn (oneself) with other than it. [An Excerpt from Rawdatul Uqalaa. Page: 58]

He said: Indeed, none is haughty towards another (person) until he becomes amazed with himself and sees himself as having virtue over others. [An Excerpt from Rawdatul Uqalaa: page: 61]

He said: The Poet said: “Do not walk on the earth except with humility, for how many a people beneath it were of a higher status than you! And if you are in a state of honour, good and strength, then how many people have passed away who were more powerful than you!” [An Excerpt from Rawdatul Uqalaa page 61]