brother asks you himself to sit in a distinct place, there is no harm in accepting this.

*   The leader of the believers, Sayyiduna Ali رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ was once sat, when the owner of the place presented a seat of honour, thus, he sat on it and said, ‘Only a donkey would not accept something honourable.’ (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 23, p. 720)

*   To further attain freedom from arrogance, rather than calling other Islamic brothers to you for no reason, in order to break the arrogance of the Nafs, one should himself go them to meet them instead, when possible. Also, one should accept the invitation of poor Islamic brothers. Do not develop the habit of only accepting the invitations of wealthy Islamic brothers and maintaining relations solely with them. Rather, include poorer Islamic brothers in your list of friends, and accept their invitations when they invite you, and to attain further salvation from arrogance, adopt simple clothing.

*   Maulana Mufti Muhammad Amjad ‘Ali A’zami رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه writes: The clothing worn out of arrogance is forbidden. One way to identify whether or not one is included in this ruling, is upon wearing clothes, if one is in the same state as before he wore them, then these clothes have not brought arrogance within him. If his state is not the same, then arrogance has taken root. As such, save yourselves from these kinds of clothes, as arrogance is an extremely reprehensible attribute. (Bahr-e-Shari’at, part 3, vol. 16, p. 409)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! Remember! Arrogance is the opposite of humbleness. Arrogance is one of the worst evils, whilst humbleness is one of the greatest qualities. We must constantly strive to develop a habit of humbleness, as the pleasure of Allah Almighty is hidden in this and it is the secret to success in this world and hereafter. Keep in mind! There are a multitude of ways to acquire the qualities of humbleness and humility, as explained in the Hadith. For example, wearing normal day to day clothing in gatherings develops a mindset of humbleness. In this regard, the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم