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How sad it is that a show off will be subjected to torture along with being deprived of reward! How foolish is a man who can sell something for millions but ends up selling it for a few pennies just for temporary pleasures! This is how foolish a worshipper is who desires to captivate people instead of seeking the closeness of his Creator عَزَّوَجَلَّ! It is as though this show off exchanges the love of people for Allah’s disobedience, he seeks the praise of people in exchange for Allah’s condemnation, he desires the happiness of people in exchange for Allah’s displeasure, he sells the eternal blessings of Paradise in exchange for this mortal world. Also bear in mind that to please every single human is like digging a stream of milk, in that if some people approve of something there will be many who do not.
A show off is like a man who enters a market to shop with a pocketful or bagful of stones. When people see him they say in amazement, ‘Look at how full his pocket is!’ When he opens his pocket or bag in front of a shop owner he will be embarrassed and he will be rebuked. He will receive no benefit except the initial public praise. Similarly, show offs gain nothing but public fame and no reward in the afterlife. (Derived from: Az-Zawājir, vol. 1, pp. 76)
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Dear Islamic brothers! Every disease has a cause. If the cause is eliminated then so is the disease. Showing off has three primary causes,
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