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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Greater Sins Volume 3 Thirty-third Greater Sin: Pride or Arrogance The thirty-third greater sin is Pride; as mentioned in the tradition of Imam Riďa (a.s.) narrated by Fazl ibn Shazān. Shaykh Ansari has also verified the authenticity of this tradition in Makasib.
A similar tradition from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) is quoted by Amash to have said, “Arrogance and tyranny is a greater sin.” According to the Holy Qur’an, pride is a sin that will most certainly be severely punished. The Almighty Allah says in Surah az-Zumar (Verse 60) “Is there not in Hell an abode for the proud?” (Surah az-Zumar 39:60) He also says: “ It shall be said: Enter the gates of hell to abide therein; so evil is the abode of the proud.
” (Surah az-Zumar 39:72) In Surah Ghafīr (Verse 35) Almighty remarks, “Thus does Allah set a seal over the heart of every proud, haughty one.” (Surah Ghafīr 40: 35) The one who considers himself to be the best wants others to know that he is the best.
There are numerous Qur’anic verses against pride and haughtiness but we shall mention only the one that talks of the haughtiness of Shaitan; as the result of which he became the accursed one: “He refused and he was proud, and he was one of the Unbelievers.” (Surah al-Baqarah 2:34) Amir ul-Mu’minīn ‘Ali (a.s.) says in one of his sermons: “ You should take a lesson from what Allah did with Shaitan; namely He nullified his great acts and extensive efforts on account of the vanity of one moment, although Shaitan had worshipped Allah for six thousand years - whether by the reckoning of this world or of the next world is not known.
Who now can remain safe from Allah after Shaitan by committing a similar disobedience? None at all. Allah, the Glorified, cannot let a human being enter Paradise if he does the same thing for which Allah turned out from it an angel. His command for the inhabitants in the sky and of the earth is the same. There is no friendship between Allah and any individual out of His creation so as to give him licence for an undesirable thing which He has held unlawful for all the worlds.
” (That is pride and arrogance).[^1] After a few sentences ‘Ali (a.s.) says about Qabīl: “Do not be like him who feigned superiority over the son of his mother without any distinction given to him by Allah. It was only the feeling of enmity which created a feeling of greatness in him and the fire of anger that vanity kindled in his heart.