It is stated on page 79 of the 616-page book ‘Nayki ki Da’wat’ (part 1) published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami: The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated, ‘Without doubt, there is a valley in Hell from which Hell itself seeks refuge, four hundred times daily. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has prepared this valley for those ostentatious people (show-offs) from the Ummah of Muhammad صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم who are the Haafiz of Quran, give charity for [something or someone] other than Allah, perform Hajj of the House of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and travel in the Divine path.’

(Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabeer, vol. 12, pp. 136, Hadees 12803)

عطا کردے اِخلاص کی مجھ کو نعمت

نہ نزدیک آئے رِیا یا الٰہی

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Allah Allah! Dear Islamic brothers! You have just heard that the disease of showing-off is so fatal that due to its curse, not only those who memorize the Holy Quran or those who give Sadaqah, perform Hajj and travel in the Divine path get deprived of their good deeds, but مَـعَـاذَ الـلّٰـه عَـزَّوَجَـلَّ their abode will also be a very dangerous valley of Hell. Therefore, if the accursed Satan tempts us to show off or to desire for fame and respect for our Hajj or any other worship, we should have fear of the Everlasting Sovereign Power of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and we should make ourselves understand that the act of uttering some praiseworthy sentences of people for me or their act of looking at me with praiseworthy eyes or my rise to fame will surely be a pleasure for my Nafs, but their praises will neither increase my reward, nor can it help me attain success in the plain of Mahshar. However, if I suffer from the praise of people or the disaster of showing-off, my worship will not be accepted, so what is the advantage of having the desire of such praises? Why should I perform a good deed to show off to people? I should only worship for the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ? Upon having evil thoughts of showing-off if we make our Nafs understands in this