CONCEIT (KIBR)
CONCEIT (KIBR) The twelfth ailment of the heart is arrogance. Vanity or Conceit is one'sholding or considering one's self to be better than others. An individual with this disease feels smugness in his heart when he thinks himself to be better than others. 'Ujb (confidence) likewise is an inclination of prevalence. For this situation one doesn't consider oneself better than a particular individual or people yet from a summed up perspective considers one's self and deeds to be prevalent. Pride is a very unpalatable quality and is precluded (harâm). It is an indication of neglecting one's Maker, Rabb. Numerous strict men experience the ill effects of this disease. Rasûlullah 'sall-Allâhu 'alaihi wa sal-lam' states in a hadîth-I-sherîf: "An individual who has a molecule's weight of pride in his heart won't enter Heaven." something contrary to vanity is tawâdu', which is a sensation of uniformity. A modest individual holds hims...