Relative increase in humility

From the morals and manners of the Salaf was that every time one of them increased in closeness to Allah he would increase in humility and humbleness. From the signs of the true alliance with Allah and closeness to Him is that every time Allah increased His beloved or ally in glory, he would increase in humbleness.

Allah, The Most High says in Quran : That is the home of the hearafter We bestow for those who did not seek any highness in this world nor any corruption. The good end is for the pious(Quran 88;83).

The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said, "The one who has an atom's weight of arrogance in his heart will not enter paradise".(Reported by Muslim (2/89) in al-Imaan, Abu Dawood (4073) in al-Libaas and at-Tirmidhi (8/164,165) in al-Birr.)

Abu Muslim al-Khawlaani(Rahimahullah) said,"Only the vile are arrogant, and only the base boast, and no one is zealous to falsehood except those of low origin".

While Abu Hurairaa(Radiyallah anhu) was the ameer of Madeena during the time of khaleefaa Marwaan he used to carry bundle of wood on his head from the market and (while passing through) would say ," Make you way for you ameer to pass".

Abu Ayyob as-Sakhtiyaani(Rahimahullah) used to say , "The scholar should put earth in his head out of humility to Allah."

Al Hasan (Rahimahullah) mentioned this verse "Those who walk upon the earth with humility" and said "The believers are the people described here. By Allah their eyes, ears and body become humbled until the ignorant person regard the as ill, but i swear by Allah they are not ill,but rather they are possessors of real hearts. Fear had entered in their hearts like it had not entered anyone else. Their knowledge of the hearafter has prevented them from the world. They would say, "All praise be to Allah who have removed sadness from us."I swear by Allah that they would not be saddened by what saddened most people. Fear from the fire made them weep."

Source: From the characteristics of the Salaf /Chapter 106.