It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever desires to become famous, Allah Almighty will make him famous, and whoever desires to display (false) righteousness, Allah Almighty will make it apparent.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hind Dari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever stands at the place of showing off and seeking fame, Allah Almighty will expose him on the Day of Resurrection and will make him well-known.

Abdullah bin Auf Kanani, who was the governor of Ramla on behalf of Umar bin Abdul Aziz, narrates: He says, I was present with Abdul Malik bin Marwan, and on the day when Amr bin Saeed bin Aas was killed, he said to Basheer bin Aqra’bah Juhani: O Abu al-Yaman! Today I am in need of your speech, so stand up and say something. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: Whoever stands up to address people, and his only intention is showing off and seeking fame, Allah Almighty will make him stand in the place of showing off and fame.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Whoever seeks to become famous among people through his deeds, Allah Almighty will make him famous before the creation, but then He will make him lowly and contemptible. Then the eyes of Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) filled with tears.

Sulaiman bin Yasar says: When the people dispersed from around Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), a man from the people of Syria named Natil said: Respected one! Narrate to us a hadith that you heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: Yes, I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: On the Day of Resurrection, the first (three types of) people whose case will be decided are: (1) The man who was martyred, he will be brought, Allah Almighty will make him recognize His blessings, and he will acknowledge them. Then Allah Almighty will ask: What deed did you bring? He will say: I fought in Your way until I was martyred. Allah Almighty will say: You are lying, you fought so that you would be called brave, and so it has already been said (in the world). Then it will be ordered regarding him, and he will be dragged on his face and thrown into Hell. (2) The man who learned and taught knowledge and recited the Qur’an, he will be brought, Allah Almighty will make him recognize His blessings, and he will acknowledge them. Allah Almighty will say: What deed did you bring? He will say: I learned and taught knowledge for Your sake and recited the Qur’an for You. Allah Almighty will say: You are lying, your purpose in acquiring knowledge was so that you would be called a scholar, and you recited the Qur’an so that you would be called a reciter, and so it has already been said. Then it will be ordered regarding him, and he will be dragged on his face and thrown into Hell. (3) The man whom Allah Almighty made prosperous and wealthy and granted all kinds of wealth, he will be brought. Allah Almighty will make him recognize His blessings, and he will acknowledge them. Then Allah Almighty will say: What deed did you bring? He will say: I spent in all those ways that You liked to be spent in, I spent for Your sake in all those ways. Allah Almighty will say: You are lying, your purpose in spending was so that you would be called generous, and that has already been said. Then it will be ordered regarding him, according to which he will be dragged on his face and thrown into Hell.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We used to take turns to go to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and would spend the night with him. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) needed something or if any matter arose during the night, he would wake us up. In this way, the number of those coming for reward and those on duty would increase. One night, we were conversing when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us and said: Is this whispering going on? Did I not forbid you from whispering? We said: O Messenger of Allah! We are turning to Allah Almighty and, fearing the Dajjal, we are talking about him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Shall I not inform you of something which, in my view, is more fearful than the Messiah Dajjal? We said: Yes, indeed. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Hidden shirk, that is, performing deeds for the sake of someone’s status.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Adra’ (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I was guarding the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) one night. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went out for some need. When he saw me, he took my hand, so we set out and passed by a man who was reciting the Qur’an aloud in prayer. Upon seeing him, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“It is near that this one becomes a show-off.”I said:“O Messenger of Allah! He is reciting the Qur’an in a loud voice (what harm is there in that)?”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) let go of my hand and said:“You cannot attain this religion with dominance.”He says: Then, on another night, it happened that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went out for some need, while I was guarding (as before). (Similarly) the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took my hand (and we set out) and passed by a man who was reciting the Qur’an aloud in prayer. This time, I said:“It is near that this person becomes a show-off.”But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (rejecting my statement) said:“Never, he is indeed one who repents much.”When I looked, it was Sayyiduna Abdullah Dhu al-Bijadayn.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The person who has faith equal to a grain in his heart will not enter the Fire, and the person who has arrogance equal to a grain in his heart will not enter Paradise. A man said: O Messenger of Allah! I like that my clothes are clean, oil is applied to my hair, the strap of my shoe is new, and then he mentioned some more things, even to the extent of mentioning the ring for hanging a whip. Are these things from arrogance, O Messenger of Allah? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No, this is beauty. Indeed, Allah is Beautiful and loves beauty. Arrogance is to reject the truth and to look down upon people.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever dies while there is even a mustard seed's weight of arrogance in his heart, Paradise will not be permissible for him to the extent that he can smell its fragrance or see it. A man from the Quraysh named Abu Rayhanah said: O Messenger of Allah! By Allah, I like beauty and elegance, ... . Then he narrated a report similar to the hadith of Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Raihanah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Nothing of arrogance will enter Paradise. Someone said: O Messenger of Allah! I like to have beauty with the thread or leather of my whip and the strap of my shoe. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is not arrogance. Indeed, Allah Almighty is Beautiful and loves beauty. Arrogance is to reject the truth and to look down upon people. By "hablan" is meant the leather or thread of the whip and the strap of the shoe.