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with this illness is humiliated, his heart will never find tranquillity, and he will be deprived of sincerity.^{^[1]}

The Companion Jundub رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ reports that the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “He who makes people hear of his good deeds, Allah will let the people know of his real intention. He who does good things in public to show off and receive praise, Allah will disclose his real intention.”^{^[2]}

Mufti Aḥmad Yār Khān NaꜤīmī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه says regarding this hadith:

Whoever performs worship to tell people or show off in front of others, Allah will let the people know of his actions in this world or the Hereafter, not with honour, but with disgrace. The people will hear of his actions and criticise him.^{^[3]}

Love of status destroys faith

The desire for fame and honour is an evil trait, as Allah has commanded us to refrain from it. However, if Allah has granted fame to someone who does not love the idea of being renowned, there is no problem with this. In this case, the individual must fear the hidden plan of Allah and not fall victim to self-interest.

The saint Bishr al-Ḥāfī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه once said, “I do not know of a person that has desired wealth except that his faith was destroyed, and he was humiliated and disgraced.”^{^[4]} May Allah protect us from the love of wealth and fame, and from all spiritual ailments of the heart.

اٰمِیْن بِجَاہِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِیْن صلَّی اللہ عَلَیْہِ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم

[1] Tafsīr Ṣirāṭ al-Jinān, Sūrah Āl ꜤImrān, verse no 188, vol. 2, p. 116-117

[2] Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 6499

[3] Mirˈāt al-Manājīḥ, vol. 7, p. 129

[4] Iḥyāˈ al-ꜤUlūm, vol. 3, p. 339

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