Assalamo Alaikum,
“Pride is dissatisfaction with the truth, and belittling the people.”
“He will not enter Paradise who has even a speck of pride in his heart.”
[narrated by Muslim]
Pride is one of the blameworthy qualities and it is forbidden to have it. As far as its reality is concerned, you should know that pride is divided into inward and outward pride. Inward pride is a quality within the self, and outward pride is action which appears through the limbs.
As far as its cure is concerned, there are two parts: the knowledge-cure and the action-cure. The remedy can only be effected by joining the two of them. The knowledge-cure is to know and recognise yourself and to know and recognise your Lord. That will be enough to remove your pride. Whoever knows and recognises his own self as it should be known and recognised, knows that it is not worthy of greatness, and that true greatness and pride are only for Allah. The action-cure is to humble yourself to people in a constrained unnatural manner until it becomes natural for you.
[compiled from “The Purification of the Heart from Kibr (Pride)” by Imam Uthman dan Fodio]
Source: Young Muslims Friday Nasiha