Translation: “ And they were commanded not, but that they should worship Allah, and worship none but Him Alone (abstaining from ascribing partners to Him), and perform the prayer and to give Zakat, and that is the right religion * " S " 98-5. And
Translation: " O you who believe! Do not render in vain your Sadaqat (charity) by reminders of your generosity or by injury, like him who spends his wealth to be seen of men, and he does not believe in Allah or in the Last Day. His likeness is the likeness of a smooth rock on which is a little dust; on which heavy rain fell and left it bare. They are not able to do anything with what they have earned. And Allah does not guide the disbelieving people * " S: 2-264. And
Translation: " Verily, the hypocrites seek to deceive Allah, but it is He Who deceives them. And when they stand up for the prayer, they stand with laziness and to be seen of men. And they do not remember Allah but little * S: 4-142.
Translation: 908. Narrated Abu-Huraira; " The Messenger of Allah said: " Allah said: " I am the One Who stands in no need of any partner. Thus, he that ascribed any partner with Me (in his intention) I leave him to his partner. "
Translation: 909. Narrated Oqba ibn Muslim; " Shofayya Al-Asbahi told me that he entered Madina and found some people circling a man. He asked About him and he was told that he was Abu-Huraira. ' Shofayya said; ' I approached him till I sat before him while he was still talking to the people. When he finished and was alone I said to him; ' I appeal you earnestly by Allah to tell me a Hadith you have heard from the Messenger of Allah and you have comprehended well. Abu-Huraira said; ' I will do. I will convey to you a Hadith that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ told me and that I comprehended it well. ' Shofayya said; ' Abu-Huraira sighed loudly and wait for a short while then he restored and said; ' I will convey to you a Hadith that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ told me in this house where no one was attending except me. " Shofayya said; ' Abu-Huraira sighed loudly and wait for a short while then he restored, wiped his face and said; ' I will convey to you a Hadith that the Messenger of Allah told me in this house where no one was attending except me. ' Shofayya said; ' Abu-Huraira sighed more loudly and leant forward falling on the ground. I supported him for a long time till he restored. He then said; ' The Messenger of Allah told me: " On the Day of Judgement, Allah will descend to judge between people. Each nation will be kneeling. The first people He will summon are a man who memorized the Koran, a man that was killed for Allah's cause, and a wealthy man. Allah will say to the one who memorized the Koran (and he used to recite it perfectly): " Have I not taught you what I have revealed to My Messenger? " He will say; ' Yes indeed my lord! ' Allah will say: " What did you do with what you have been taught? " He will say; ' I used to recite it by day and night. " Allah will say: " You have lied. " And the angels will say: " You have lied. " Allah will say: " Nay, you intended that people would say; ' So and so recites the Koran perfectly. ' And it was said (You have taken the reward you hoped for). " Then, the wealthy man will be brought and Allah will say to him: “ Have not I provided for you limitlessly in a way you never fell in need to anyone? " He will say; " Yes indeed my lord! ' Allah will say: " What did you do with what I have given you? ” He will say; ' I used spend on my kith and kin and give in charity. ' Allah will say: " You have lied. " And the angels will say: " You have lied. " Allah will say: " Nay, you intended that people would say; “ So and so is openhanded, and it was said (You have taken the reward you hoped for). " Then, the man who was killed for Allah's sake will be brought. Allah will say to him: " For whose sake you were killed? " He will say; ' I was ordered to fight for Your sake, so I fought and was killed. Allah will say: " You have lied. " And the angels will say: " You have lied. " Allah will say: " Nay, you intended that people would say; ' So and so is brave and it was said (You have taken the reward you hoped for). " Abu- Huraira said; ‘ Then the Messenger of Allah hit me on the knee and said: " O Abu-Huraira! These are the first people of Allah's creatures with whom Fire will be blazed on the Day of Judgement. "
B This Hadith shows clearly that showing off and dissemblance are strictly forbidden and are severely punishable. Sincere intention only avails. This is based on Allah's statement: " And they have been commanded no more than to worship Allah, offering Him sincere devotion, being true (in faith), to establish the regular prayer; and to pay zakat, and that is the upright and straight religion *** S: 98-5. The Hadith restricts the general Hadiths about Jihad's and other good deeds ' reward. It confines the reward to Jihad and other good deeds if the motives to them is satisfying Allah not any other creature. The scholars of interpretation say that the verse that says: " Those who desire the present life and its glitter, to them We shall pay (the price of) their deeds therein, without diminution * They are those for whom there is nothing in the Hereafter but the Fire: vain are the designs they frame therein, and of no effect are the
Al-Waleed Abu-Othman said; ' When this Hadith was told to Mu'aweya ibn Abu-sofyan he said; " This has been done to these people, what is About other people. ' Al-Waleed added; ' Mu'aweya wept so profusely that we thought that he would perish. We said to ourselves; " This man (Shofayya, the narrator of the Hadith) has brought very bad news to Mu'aweya. ' When Mu'aweya restored, he wiped his face and said; ' Allah and His Messenger have told the truth. Then he recited:
Translation: " Those who desire the present life and its glitter, to them We shall pay (the price of) their deeds therein, without diminution * They are those for whom there is nothing in the Hereafter but the Fire: vain are the designs they frame therein, and of no effect are the deeds that they do * S: 11-15,16. (At-Termizi).
Translation: 910. Narrated (Tareef Abu-Tamema); ' Jondob said that he heard the Prophet saying: " Whoever does a good deed in order to show off, Allah will expose his intentions on the Day of Resurrection (before the people), and whoever puts the people into difficulties, Allah will put him into difficulties on the Day of Resurrection. The people said (to Jundab); " Advise us. " He said; ' The first thing to putrefy of the human deeds that they do * " S: 11-15,16., designates each good deed done for pleasing or satisfying any other aim besides Allah.
Translation: body is the abdomen, so he who can eat nothing but good food (Halal the well-gotten food) he should do so, and he who does as much as he can that nothing intervene between him and Paradise by not shedding even a handful of blood, (murdering) should do so. (Bukhari).
[ It should be obvious that if a man does any good work searching solely Allah's pleasure, there is no harm if people praise him. This is the good tidings to him from Allah.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ reiterated this by his reply to the questioner who asked him; ' Messenger of Allah! One would do the good deed and consequently, people hail him? " The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “ This is the good tidings given to him in life. "]