behave well with outsiders in order to become famous as well-mannered among people.

Remember! Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ forbid, if the righteous deeds, we have been considering the provisions for the Hereafter and source of our salvation throughout our life, are destroyed due to show-off, so we will be left with nothing, but longing and disgrace on the Judgement Day. Let’s listen to two sayings of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم about the condemnation of show-off and try to protect ourselves from this spiritual disease:

1. The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: The fragrance of Paradise can be smelt from a distance of five hundred years’ travel, but the one, who seeks the world with the Hereafter deeds, will not be able to have it. (Kanz-ul-‘Ummal, Kitab-ul-Akhlaq, vol. 3, pp. 190, Hadees 7489)

2. The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said, ‘Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will disgrace the one who performs deeds for fame. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will torment the one who performs deeds for showing-off.’

(Jami’-ul-Ahadees, vol. 7, pp. 44, Hadees 20740)

Dear Islamic brothers! Have you heard that a show-off person will not even have the fragrance of Paradise. Such a bad-practising person will be insulted and disgraced on the Judgement Day and will suffer great torment from  Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Remember, one can get fame and benefits from show-off in the world, but there will be no reward for such deeds in the Hereafter. Thus expel the desire to hear people praising you from your heart. Keep in mind all the time horrors of grave and the Hereafter and the severe punishments of Hell. Perform deeds only for the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and make the life history of pious predecessors a source of guidance in every part of your life. اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ, by virtue of its blessing you will attain Divine fear.

Stating the righteous deeds of the Muqarrab (beloved) people of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, a pious man has said: Those people (despite performing virtuous deeds abundantly) would remain terrified (by His Hidden Plan), but you are fearless (despite committing abundant sins). Those blessed personages would weep despite performing virtuous deeds, but you laugh even despite being idle.