24. Humbleness & Boasting

Humbleness                                                      24

Whoever humbles himself for God is elevated by Him. He is small to himself but great in the eyes of people.

--Tradition by Baihaqi. Narrator: Omar. (Excerpt)

Boasting                                                           24

God will degrade the boastful. He will then be great to himself but low in the eyes of men, till he will become more heinous to them than a dog or a pig.

--Tradition by Baihaqi. Narrator: Omar. (Excerpt)

23. Honour & Disgrace

Honour­                                                                 23

Among people most honourable to God is the one who is most God-conscious among them.

--Tradition by Bukhari and Muslim. Narrator: Abu Hurairah. (Excerpt)

Disgrace                                                              23

The proud will be gathered on the Resurrection Day like seeds in the form of people. Disgrace will surround them. They will be driven to a prison in hell named Bulas. The hottest fire will rise over them.

--Tradition by Tirmizi. Narrator: Amr-b-Shu’ayb. (Excerpt)

22. Guidance & Misguidance

Guidance_____________________________22 
Whoever calls towards guidance will get reward like the reward of the one who follows it without aught being diminished from follower’s reward. 

--Tradition by Muslim. Narrator: Abu Hurairah. (Excerpt)

Misguidance__________________________22
Whoever calls towards misguidance commits sin like the sin of one who follows it without aught being diminished from the follower’s sins. 

--Tradition by Muslim. Narrator: Abu Hurairah. (Excerpt)

21. Gratefulness & Ungratefulness

Gratefulness_____________________    ____21
When one who is benefited says to the benefactor, “May God recompense you with good ”, he has indeed fully expressed his gratefulness 

--Tradition by Tirmizi. Narrator: Osama-b-Zaid.

Ungratefulness____________________    ___21

Whoever is not grateful to man (or woman) is not grateful to God.

--Tradition by Ahmad and Tirmizi. Narrator: Abu Hurairah.