Aisha on Arrogance: When does a man become a villain?

Al-Muhasibi reported: It was said to Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, “When does a man become villainous?” Aisha said, “When he thinks of himself as virtuous.”

Source: al-Ri’āyah li-Ḥuqūq Allāh 337

عن المحاسبي وقيل لعائشة رضي الله عنها متى يكون الرجل مسيئاً قالت إذا ظن أنه محسن

337 الرعاية لحقوق الله

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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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