Hadith 17555

Chapter 9

باب 9

(9) باب فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ الرِّفْعَةِ فِي الأُمُورِ

(9) Chapter: Regarding exaltation being disliked in (worldly) matters
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حَدَّثَنَا النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، بِهَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِنَّ حَقًّا عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ لاَ يَرْتَفِعَ شَىْءٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا إِلاَّ وَضَعَهُ " .

Narrating this story Anas reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying:
It is Allah's right that nothing should become exalted in the world but he lowers it.

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4803

In-book reference: Book 43, Hadith 31

English translation: Book 42, Hadith 4785