Is there a difference between arrogance, self-conceit, vanity, boasting, and self-admiration? If there is a difference, please clarify the meaning and how to get rid of each of these moral defects.
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The questioner : Is there a difference between arrogance, self-conceit, vanity, boasting, and self-admiration? If there is a difference, we ask you to clarify the meaning and how to get rid of each of these moral defects. May Allah reward you with good?
The Shaykh : Among the best things I have seen in distinguishing the meanings of these words, which are subtle differences, is what al-Hafiz Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote at the end of the book "Al-Ruh". I refer the questioner to what Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned. Yes.
The questioner : In "Al-Ruh" by Ibn al-Qayyim and "Hadi al-Arwah", O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : No, "Al-Ruh".
The questioner : Al-Ruh, yes.
The Shaykh : The book "Al-Ruh" by Ibn al-Qayyim.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you. The questioner says, Your Eminence, may Allah preserve you, my question consists of two parts, the first.
The Shaykh : Among the best things I have seen in distinguishing the meanings of these words, which are subtle differences, is what al-Hafiz Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote at the end of the book "Al-Ruh". I refer the questioner to what Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned. Yes.
The questioner : In "Al-Ruh" by Ibn al-Qayyim and "Hadi al-Arwah", O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : No, "Al-Ruh".
The questioner : Al-Ruh, yes.
The Shaykh : The book "Al-Ruh" by Ibn al-Qayyim.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you. The questioner says, Your Eminence, may Allah preserve you, my question consists of two parts, the first.