What is the meaning of the hadith: "Majesty is My robe and greatness is My garment"?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. A questioner asks: What is the meaning of the hadith: ?
The Shaykh : Its meaning is that majesty and greatness are among the attributes of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), so it is not permissible for anyone to compete with Allah in them. For this reason, He said:Sunan Abi Dawud 4090Sahih (Al-Albani) So Allah (Mighty and Majestic) alone is distinguished by this, and no one shares in it with Him. For this reason, the arrogant are among the people of the Fire, may Allah protect us from that. The arrogant are among the people of the Fire, to the extent that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) warned against even the weight of a mustard seed of arrogance. However, it is not arrogance for a person to wear a fine garment or fine sandals. For this reason, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned arrogance and threatened with it, they said: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
Majesty is My robe, majesty is My garment, and greatness is My robe.
الكبرياء ردائي الكبرياء إزاري والعظمة ردائيThe Shaykh : Its meaning is that majesty and greatness are among the attributes of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), so it is not permissible for anyone to compete with Allah in them. For this reason, He said:
and I shall throw him who view with me regarding one of them into Hell
فمن نازعني واحدا منهما عذبتهO Messenger of Allah, all of us love to have a fine garment and fine sandals. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, Allah is beautiful and He loves beauty. Arrogance is rejecting the truth and belittling people.
يا رسول الله كلنا يحب أن يكون ثوبه حسنا ونعله حسنا فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : إن الله جميل يجب الجمال الكبر بطر الحق وغمط الناسThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good.