Hadith 31

Sunan Abi Da'ud

Book 43: General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab) Sahih

Chapter 9

Regarding exaltation being disliked in (worldly) matters

باب فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ الرِّفْعَةِ فِي الأُمُورِ

Sahih
Sunan Abi Dawud 4803
حَدَّثَنَا النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، بِهَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ إِنَّ حَقًّا عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ لاَ يَرْتَفِعَ شَىْءٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا إِلاَّ وَضَعَهُ ‏"
Narrating this story Anas reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying:

It is Allah’s right that nothing should become exalted in the world but he lowers it.