What is the ruling on one who praises himself and extols his own virtues?
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Question:
What is the ruling on a person who said in his heart that he is pure, then said that he is great, and lastly said that his intellect equals the weight of the universe? What is the ruling on this statement?
Answer:
You heard His saying, the Exalted:[An-Nisa 4:49] He, the Exalted and Majestic, said: [An-Najm 53:32] The one who praises himself, this is evidence of the lightness of his mind and of his deficiency. This is not permissible.
What is the ruling on a person who said in his heart that he is pure, then said that he is great, and lastly said that his intellect equals the weight of the universe? What is the ruling on this statement?
Answer:
You heard His saying, the Exalted:
Have you not seen those who claim themselves to be pure? Rather, Allah purifies whom He wills, and injustice is not done to them, [even] as much as a thread [inside a date seed].
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ يُزَكُّونَ أَنفُسَهُم بَلِ اللَّهُ يُزَكِّي مَن يَشَاءُ وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ فَتِيلًاSo do not claim yourselves to be pure; He is most knowing of who fears Him.
فَلَا تُزَكُّوا أَنفُسَكُمْ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ اتَّقَىٰ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من يزكي نفسه ويمدحها؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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