Khutbah | When Pride Burns: The Hidden Sins That Threaten Your Akhirah - December 4, 1998

This episode is a powerful reminder about humility, honesty, and the reality of the Hereafter. The speaker opens with gratitude to Allah and reflection on the completion of guidance through the Prophet ﷺ and the Qur'an, and emphasizes the obligation and blessings of Jumu'ah prayer.

Major topics covered include two grave sins highlighted in the Qur'an and Sunnah: arrogance (kibr) and dishonesty. Drawing on verses such as Surah Luqman and authentic hadiths from Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah, the speaker explains the prophetic warnings about trailing one’s lower garment below the ankles as an outward sign of pride and describes the severe consequences on the Day of Judgment for those who persist in such behavior.

Practical ethical guidance focuses on truthful commerce—showing defects in goods and avoiding false oaths when selling—and on interior spiritual work: seeing the dunya as a test, visiting graveyards to remember mortality, increasing Quran recitation, tahajjud, zikr, and learning/teaching the deen. The episode includes vivid hadith lessons (including a hadith Qudsi) about paradise, hellfire, and how worldly attractions can mislead many people.

The speaker offers concrete takeaways: correct outward dress to avoid arrogance (adjust garments so they do not trail below the ankle), practice honesty in trade, regularly reflect on death and the afterlife, and commit to daily acts of worship and remembrance. The episode closes with supplications and prayers for the deceased and the Muslim community.