Hadith on Vices: Greed, caprice, and vanity are destructive vices

Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Three deeds are destructive vices: greed that is obeyed, whims that are followed, and everyone impressed by their own opinion.

Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 3976

Grade: Hasan li ghayrihi (fair due to external evidence) according to Al-Albani

عن ابْن عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثَلاثٌ مُهْلِكَاتٌ شُحٌّ مُطَاعٌ وَهَوًى مُتَّبَعٌ وَعُجْبُ كُلِّ ذِي رَأْيٍ بِرَأْيهِ

3976 حلية الأولياء لأبي نعيم

1802 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن لشواهده في السلسلة الصحيحة

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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