Greatest Punishment For The One Who Has Pride

By Hisham Abu Yusuf | 2026-10-07T17:49:25.093488+00:00 | Topic: Khutbah | Masjid: Hisham Abu Yusuf

The Greatest Punishment for the One Who Has Pride

Allah promised the greatest punishment in the Quran for the one who has pride. Who can tell me what that punishment is?

سَأَصْرِفُ عَنْ ءَايَٰتِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَكَبَّرُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ كُلَّ ءَايَةٍۢ لَّا يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِهَا وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ سَبِيلَ ٱلرُّشْدِ لَا يَتَّخِذُوهُ سَبِيلًۭا وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ سَبِيلَ ٱلْغَىِّ يَتَّخِذُوهُ سَبِيلًۭا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَكَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا غَٰفِلِينَ

"I will actively turn away from My signs whoever walks on this earth with pride and arrogance. And if they saw every sign, every miracle of Mine, they would still not believe."

This is the consequence of pride.

The Warning of the Prophet ﷺ

The Prophet ﷺ says:

لَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مَنْ كَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ ذَرَّةٍ مِنْ كِبْرٍ

(Sahih Muslim, Book 1, Hadith 265)

"None will enter paradise who has an atom's weight of pride and arrogance in their heart."

This is the danger.

The Reality of Pride

Because when you are arrogant, when you are proud, you are pretending to be something you are not. You are not great. You are nothing.

Allah is the greatest.

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