Self-Admiration

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘There is no loneliness more miserable than self-admiration.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Self-admiration shows up your faults.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Self-admiration is foolishness.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘An evil deed [of yours] that upsets you is better in the sight of Allah than a good deed which you feel proud about.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Beware of self-satisfaction lest it increases the cause for [Allahs] wrath against you.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The consequence of self-admiration is hatred [of other people towards you].

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Self-admiration is the opposite of proper conduct, and is the bane of the hearts.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Self-admiration corrupts reason.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Self-admiration prevents progress.

Imam al-Baqir and Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Verily Allah, Blessed and most High, says, ‘Verily from among My servants is he who asks Me to enable him to perform an act of obedience to Me in order that he may procure My love, but I however, withhold that from him in order that he does not come to feel proud of that action of his.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘He who is overtaken by self-admiration perishes.