It is narrated from Hazrat Dhahhak. He says that Hazrat Umar bin Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, wrote to Hazrat Abu Musa: "Amma ba'd! Surely, there is strength in action. Do not leave today's work for tomorrow. Because if you do so, many tasks will accumulate upon you. You will not know which of them to take up. Then you will waste them. So when you are given a choice between two tasks, one of which is for the world and the other for the Hereafter, then give preference to the work of the Hereafter over the work of the world. Because the world is perishable and the Hereafter is everlasting. And remain in fear of Allah. And learn the Book of Allah, for it is the source of knowledge and the springtime of hearts."

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that he said: Whoever acts with show-off, Allah Almighty will also deal with him with show-off.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Abi Zakariya. He says that it has reached me that when a person shows off in any of his deeds, his previous deeds become void.

Hazrat Jundub Alqi narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Whoever seeks fame, Allah the Exalted will disgrace him, and whoever acts hypocritically, Allah the Exalted will expose his hypocrisy."

Hazrat Abdullah says: Whoever seeks fame, Allah disgraces him; and whoever adopts humility out of fear, Allah elevates him; and whoever tries to become great by arrogance, Allah the Exalted brings him down.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr that he said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Whoever seeks fame among the people, Allah Almighty will disgrace him among all of creation on the Day of Resurrection, and will make him despised and insignificant."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Saeed that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Whoever seeks fame, Allah will disgrace him, and whoever shows off, Allah will expose him."

It is narrated from Hasan, he says: Indeed, I have found such people who did not eat to fill their stomachs in this manner. Even after eating, those people remained weak, thin, and as agile as before.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ash'ath that he says: When we used to go to Hasan, we would come out in such a state that we considered the world to be nothing.

It is narrated from Hasan regarding the verse of the Holy Qur'an { وَحِیلَ بَیْنَہُمْ وَبَیْنَ مَا یَشْتَہُونَ } that it means being deprived of faith.