4 Dhul Qaʿdah, 1445

The harm of self-admiration

Do not allow self-admiration to enter your heart over any achievement. Self-admiration is such a destructive sin that even in the presence of Rasulullah (sallallahu ʿalaihi wasallam), at the Battle of Hunain, it caused the Muslims to suffer difficulty.

— Maulana Muhammad Zakariyya Kandehlawi, Qutbul Aqtaab Hazrat Sheikhul Hadith Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya

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