4.   After the Ijtima’, I will approach people to say Salaam, shake hands and make individual efforts upon them.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                  صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! The topic of our bayan today is ‘Pride, arrogance and their signs’. During this, we will have the opportunity to hear about the destructions of pride, what pride is, types of pride and its rulings, the signs and harms of pride, and many more interesting points. May Allah Almighty allow us to listen to the entire bayan with good intentions. اٰمین

I am the angel of death!

Sayyiduna Wahb bin Munabbih رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه states: A king once prepared a ride in order to travel somewhere. He called for some clothes to wear but he did not like them, so he asked for some other clothes, but did not like them either. After doing this several times, he eventually wore some clothes that he liked. Similarly, he called for a conveyance but did not like that either, thus, various conveyances were brought to him and he eventually mounted the best one. Soon after, Satan arrived and blew in his nose, causing him to become puffed up with pride, and then he set off with his army, but did not look towards the people out of pride.

During this time, an individual came to him whose clothes were old and torn; he greeted the king with Salam, but the king did not reply. Thus, he seized the reins of the king’s conveyance. Upon this, the king said, ‘Leave the reins! You have shown great disrespect!’ The man said, ‘I have a job for you.’ The king said, ‘Have patience until I dismount.’ The man replied, ‘No! Now!’ He then pulled the reigns with force. The king said, ‘Speak! What do you require?’ He replied, ‘It is a secret.’ Thus, the king lowered his head and brought it closer to him, so he whispered to him, ‘I am the angel of death.’ Hearing this, the king’s colour changed, his voice began to shake and he said, ‘Give me some time to go home and complete my tasks and bid farewell to my family members.’ The angel of death (Sayyiduna ‘Izra’eel) عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام said, ‘No! By Allah Almighty! You will never see your wealth, possessions and