Description: The Prophet (S) said, ‘Allah despises the adulterous old man, the wealthy oppressor, the arrogant pauper, and the persistent beggar; He nullifies the reward of the bragging doner, and he hates the blatantly insolent liar.
Description: The Prophet (S) said, ‘Allah despises anyone who is ill-mannered, swaggering [in his gait], frequenting the markets, a corpse by night, [sleeping] like a donkey during the day, knowledgeable about this world, but ignorant about the Hereafter.’
Reference:’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 383, no. 17]
Description: The Prophet (S) said, ‘Three people that Allah despises most are: a man who sleeps a lot in the day without having woken up to pray at night, a man who eats a lot without uttering the name of Allah or praising Him upon starting to eat, and a man who laughs a lot without reason.’
Description: The Prophet (S) said, ‘Three people that Allah despises most are: an atheist in the Sanctuary [of Makkah], a man who seeks the pre-Islamic pagan practice in the era Islam, and a man who seeks to shed another’s blood without any just cause.
Description: The Prophet (S) said, ‘The most despised, by Allah, from among you are those who roam about gossiping and separating brothers, and seeking out flaws in innocent people.
Description: The Prophet (S) said, ‘Verily the most despicable from among you to me and the farthest away from me on the Day of Judgment are the prattlers, the pretentious, and the mutafayhiqoun.’ He was asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah! Who are the mutafayhiqoun?’ He said, ‘Those who are arrogant.’
Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘The person most despised by Allah, the Exalted, from among His creatures is the one whose greatest concerns are [sating the appetite of] his stomach and his private parts.’
Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘The most despised of creatures in the sight of Allah is a man who gathers scattered pieces of knowledge, deceiving [people] in the darkness of chaos, and blinded to what lies hidden in tranquility. His peers from among the people call him a scholar, but he himself has never benefited one full day from his knowledge.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنَّ أبغَضَ خَلقِ اللّهِ إلَي اللّهِ رجُلٌ قَمَشَ عِلْماً، غارّاً في أغْباشِ الفِتْنةِ، عَمِيا بما في غَيبِ الهُدْنةِ، سَمّاهُ أشْباهُهُ مِن النّاسِ عالِما، ولَم يُغْنَ في العِلمِ يَوماً سالِماً .
Reference:’[Kanz al-’Ummal, no. 44220]
Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘The person most despised by Allah, the Exalted, is the overbearing scholar.
Description: Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) narrated, ‘Moses (a.s.) said, ‘O Lord! Who do You despise the most from among Your servants?’ He replied, ‘The one who [sleeps like] a corpse by night and is idle during the day.’
Reference:[Uyoun Akhbar al-Ridha (a.s.), v. 2, p. 36, no. 89]
Description: The Prophet (S) said to the archangel Gabriel, ‘Which place is most despised by Allah?’ He said, ‘The marketplaces, and the most despised from among those who frequent them is he who is the first to enter and the last to leave.
Reference:’[Bihar al-Anwar. v. 76, p. 180, no. 10]
Description: Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) said, ‘Three things deserve the antipathy of Allah, the Exalted: [excessive] sleeping without night-vigil, laughing without a cause, and eating on a full stomach.
Description: Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) said, ‘A man from [the tribe of] Khath’am came to the Prophet (S), asking, ‘Which deeds are the most despised by Allah, the Exalted?’ The Prophet replied, ‘Associating anyone with Allah.’ The man asked, ‘Then what?’ He said, ‘Cutting off one’s kin.’ The man asked, ‘Then what?’ He said, ‘Enjoining evil and forbidding what is good.’