Explanation of Riyadus-Saliheen: Humility & Lowering One’s Wings to the Believers by Shaykh Muhammad Al-Uthaymeen

Explanation of Riyadus-Saliheen – Chapter on Humility & Lowering One’s Wings to the Believers is a deep and insightful commentary by Shaykh Muhammad Al-Uthaymeen on one of the most important chapters of the famous hadith collection Riyadus-Saliheen.The book explains the meaning of true humility in Islam, teaching Muslims how to treat others with kindness, respect, and gentleness. It emphasizes that a believer should never feel superior due to wealth, knowledge, or status, but instead should show humility and compassion toward fellow Muslims.

From Author:

"Humility is the opposite of self-exaltation. It means that one does not elevate or exalt oneself above others due to knowledge, lineage, wealth, status, leadership, governorship, or other such factors. Instead, it is obligatory to lower one's wing to the believers. A person should show kindness to them, just as the most honourable and exalted of creation before Allah, the Messenger of Allah (May Allah elevate his rank and grant him peace), used to show kindness to the believers.

He was so humble that a young girl could take him by the hand and lead him wherever she wanted, and he would fulfil her needs for her. Allah the Exalted says:
"And be kind and humble to the believers." (Surah Al-Hijr: 15:88)

In another verse, He says:
"And lower your wing to the believers who follow you." (Surah Ash-Shu'ara: 26:215)

The meaning of lowering one’s wing is to be humble. An arrogant and haughty person thinks of himself as a bird soaring high in the air, so he is commanded to lower his wing and descend to the believers who follow the Prophet (May Allah elevate his rank and grant him peace).

It is well known, however, that one is not to lower one’s wing to disbelievers. Instead, one must be elevated and exalted above them, placing oneself in a position above them. Allah the Exalted says in Surah At-Tawbah:
"And the statement of Allah is superior."

Allah also described the Prophet (May Allah elevate his rank and grant him peace) and his companions as:
"They are severe against disbelievers and merciful among themselves."

This underscores the balance between humility towards believers and firmness against disbelievers."

Maktabatul-Irshad

• Shaykh Muhammad bin Saleh al-Uthaymeen

We dispatch orders directly from our UK and USA warehouses, offering multiple shipping options to suit your needs. We proudly ship worldwide.

UK Deliveries (from UK warehouse):

Standard shipping typically arrives within 3–4 working days. Expedited delivery takes 2–3 working days. We aim to dispatch orders the same day or next working day, with next-day delivery options available where applicable.

USA Deliveries (from USA warehouse):

Orders usually arrive within 4–7 working days.

Europe (shipped from UK):

Standard delivery takes approximately 6–10 working days, with expedited services available in 3–5 working days.

Canada:

Estimated delivery time is 5–10 working days.

Worldwide Shipping:

International orders generally arrive within 5–20 working days, depending on destination and shipping method selected.

For precise delivery timelines based on your location, please contact us by email and our team will provide detailed information tailored to your address.