Topics · Diseases of the heart

Al-ightirār

الاغترار

Self-deception and false hope

37 passages

The Cure’s summary

Ibn al-Qayyim gives a long discussion to the person who keeps sinning while relying on Allah's mercy. He distinguishes good expectation of Allah, which drives a person to act, from delusion, which invites idleness and immersion in sin (A086-1). He lists forms of this self-deception — misplacing reliance on Allah's generosity (A041-4, on Q 82:6), or claiming that a servant has no choice over his sins (A038-7) — and names as the most deluded of all the one deceived by this world over the next (A079-2).

Written for The Cure and checked against the Arabic — not Ibn al-Qayyim’s words. Each claim rests on A086-1, A041-4, A038-7, A079-2.

Ibn al-Qayyim’s discussion

6 key passages

Ibn al-Qayyim’s text

Arabic ed. p. 86 · الفرق بين حسن الظنْ والغرور

فقد تبين الفرق بين حسن الظن والغرور» وأنّ حسن الظن إن حمل على العمل َ وحثّ عليه» وساق إليه» فهو صحيح. وإن دعا إلى البطالة والانهماك فى المعاصى» فهو غرور.

English reference translation · short quotation

The difference between good thoughts and delusion has been previously explained. …

The Disease and The Cure, tr. Osman Hamid (Hikmah Publications, 2020), p. 95.

Original page · Arabic edition p. 86

Ibn al-Qayyim’s text

Arabic ed. p. 41 · أمثلة من الاغترار

وأتى سبحانه بلفظ «الكريم» ٠» وهو السيّد العظيم المطاع الذي لا ينبغي الاغترار به ولا إهمال حقّه؛ فوضع هذا المغترٌ الغرور في غير موضعه» واغترٌ بمن لا ينبغي الاغترار به.

English reference translation · short quotation

Allah revealed the verse with the word ‘Karim’ (Noble), whilst He is the Supreme Master and obeyed One Whom a person can never be deluded about nor can one ever neglect His rights. …

The Disease and The Cure, tr. Osman Hamid (Hikmah Publications, 2020), p. 55.

Original page · Arabic edition p. 41

Ibn al-Qayyim’s text

Arabic ed. p. 79 · أعظم الخلق غرورًا من اغترّ بالدنيا وعاجلها

وأعظم الخلق غرورًا من اغترّ بالدنيا وعاجلهاء فآثرها على الآخرة» ورضي بها من الآخرة» حتى يقولٌ بعض مهؤلاء: الدنيا نقد؛ والآخرة نسيئة» والنقد أنفع من النسيئة

English reference translation · short quotation

The most deluded creature is the one who is deceived by this worldly life and its instant pleasures, valuing it over the Hereafter and being content with it. …

The Disease and The Cure, tr. Osman Hamid (Hikmah Publications, 2020), p. 89.

Original page · Arabic edition p. 79

Ibn al-Qayyim’s text

Arabic ed. p. 38 · أمثلة من الاغترار

ومن هؤلاء المغرورين من يتعلق بمسألة الجبرء وأن العبد لا فعل له البتة ولا اختيار 6 وإنما هو مجبور على فعل المعاصى.

English reference Hikmah edition, p. 52 (aligned match, under “However, Two Matters Have Yet To Be Mentioned. Through Them, One Can Attain Complete Happiness and Success”). The translation is not reproduced here.

Original page · Arabic edition p. 38

Ibn al-Qayyim’s text

Arabic ed. p. 171 · المعاصي تضعف في القلب تعظيم الرب جل جلاله

وربما اغترٌ المغترّ وقال: إنما يحملني على المعاصي حسنُ الرجاء وطمعي في عفوه؛ لا ضعف عظمته في قلبي.

English reference Hikmah edition, p. 160 (aligned match, under “Sins Give Birth to Their Counterparts”). The translation is not reproduced here.

Original page · Arabic edition p. 171

Ibn al-Qayyim’s text

Arabic ed. p. 86 · الفرق بين حسن الظنْ والغرور

وحسن الظن هو الرجاء. فمن كان رجاؤه حاديً له على الطاعة؛ زاجرًا له عن المعصية فهو رجاء صحيح. ومن كانت بطالته رجاء؛ ورجاؤه بطالة وتفريطاء فهو المغرور.

English reference Hikmah edition, p. 95 (aligned match, under “The Difference Between Good Thoughts and Delusion”). The translation is not reproduced here.

Original page · Arabic edition p. 86
All 37 supporting passages
  1. p. 41 ★ (A041-4)
  2. p. 79 ★ (A079-2)
  3. p. 41 (A041-3)
  4. p. 86 ★ (A086-1)
  5. p. 171 ★ (A171-1)
  6. p. 39 (A039-1)
  7. p. 38 ★ (A038-7)
  8. p. 234 (A234-3)
  9. p. 39 (A039-2)
  10. p. 86 ★ (A086-2)
  11. p. 42 (A042-1)
  12. p. 40 (A040-1)
  13. p. 39 (A039-3)
  14. p. 46 (A046-6)
  15. p. 42 (A042-3)
  16. p. 88 (A088-2)
  17. p. 39 (A039-4)
  18. p. 41 (A041-5)
  19. p. 77 (A077-1)
  20. p. 79 (A079-1)
  21. p. 130 (A130-5)
  22. p. 361 (A361-2)
  23. p. 46 (A046-4)
  24. p. 83 (A083-3)
  25. p. 552 (A552-1)
  26. p. 279 (A279-1)
  27. p. 50 (A050-4)
  28. p. 77 (A077-2)
  29. p. 360 (A360-1)
  30. p. 359 (A359-1)
  31. p. 47 (A047-2)
  32. p. 104 (A104-2)
  33. p. 85 (A085-1)
  34. p. 277 (A277-3)
  35. p. 49 (A049-4)
  36. p. 354 (A354-1)
  37. p. 358 (A358-3)

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