The Ruling on Self-Confidence and Training Courses
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some people say that a person must be confident in himself, and that training courses are held.
Answer:
This is problematic. Being confident in oneself in this way is arrogance. One should not be confident in himself regarding righteous deeds. However, being confident in oneself in matters of this world is fine; how can one be confident in himself? As for matters of the Hereafter, one should not be confident in himself, but rather consider oneself deficient and in need of improvement. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some people say that a person must be confident in himself, and that training courses are held.
Answer:
This is problematic. Being confident in oneself in this way is arrogance. One should not be confident in himself regarding righteous deeds. However, being confident in oneself in matters of this world is fine; how can one be confident in himself? As for matters of the Hereafter, one should not be confident in himself, but rather consider oneself deficient and in need of improvement. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وفي محاسبة النفس عدة مصالح — islamhouse.com (56:42)
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