Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Book 27, Hadith 2
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيٌّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا قِنَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ النَّهْمِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْسَجَةَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: الأَشَرَةُ شَرٌّ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
‘Ali said: Marwan related to us; Qinan ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Nahmi related to us; ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Awsaja related to us, from al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Arrogant self-exaltation is evil.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic term al-asharah refers to boastful exultation or arrogance.
الأَشَرَةُ شَرٌّ
Al-asharah can refer to boastful arrogance or exultation.
Is ‘arrogant self-exaltation’ the clearest concise rendering?