Kibr

Letter K · Updated Sep 4, 2026

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Kibr is arrogance: rejecting truth out of pride, or looking down on other people. Hadith describe it as incompatible with even a trace of it remaining in the heart alongside faith. It is discussed as an inward state as much as an outward behavior.

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What is the meaning of "arrogance" (al-kibr) mentioned in the Hadith: "No one who has a mustard seed's weight of arrogance in his heart will enter Paradise"? Is boasting about buying a new car, even if it doesn't manifest in one's actions, considered a form of this arrogance? And will the one who does not enter Paradise due to arrogance be eternally damned to Hell?
The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, clarified that pride (kibr) is "battering the truth and despising people." Scholars have explained "battering the truth" as rejecting and denying it out of arrogance and…
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The enquirer is afflicted with waswasah (whispers/obsessive thoughts). Its cure lies in ignoring and distracting oneself from it, seeking refuge in Allah, and frequently remembering Him. There is no objection to…

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