Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), he said: "It is sufficient evil for a man that fingers are pointed at him (he becomes notorious) in matters of his religion or worldly affairs, except for the one whom Allah protects." Its chain is weak. Narrated by Al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman.

Abu Tamimah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: I was present with Safwan (may Allah have mercy on him) and his companions, and Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) was advising and admonishing them. They asked: Have you heard anything from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever performs a deed for the sake of fame, Allah will disgrace him on the Day of Resurrection (showing that he acted with this intention), and whoever puts himself into hardship, Allah will put him into hardship on the Day of Resurrection." They said: Advise us. He said: The first thing in a person's body to become corrupt is his stomach, so whoever is able to eat only what is lawful should do so, and whoever is able to ensure that nothing stands between him and Paradise except a handful of blood which he has unlawfully shed, then he must certainly avoid shedding unlawful blood. Narrated by al-Bukhari.

It is narrated from Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) that one day he came towards the mosque of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he saw Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) crying near the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He asked him: "What is making you cry?" He replied: "What is making me cry is something I heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Even a small amount of showing off is shirk (associating partners with Allah), and whoever shows enmity to any of my friends has declared war against Allah. Indeed, Allah loves those righteous, pious, and unknown people, such that when they are absent, they are not missed, and when they are present, they are not invited, nor are they brought close. Their hearts are lamps of guidance, and they are kept away from all kinds of turmoil.'" (They do not fall prey to any tribulation.) Its chain is weak. It was narrated by Ibn Majah and Al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman.

Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Indeed, when a servant performs prayer openly, he performs it well, and when he performs prayer in seclusion, he also performs it well. Allah, the Exalted, says: This is My sincere servant." Its chain is weak, narrated by Ibn Majah.

It is narrated from Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "In the last era, there will be some people who will be friends outwardly but enemies inwardly." It was asked: O Messenger of Allah! How will this be? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This will be due to mutual desire (i.e., for benefit) and mutual fear (i.e., of harm)." Its chain is weak, narrated by Ahmad.

Shaddad bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) reports: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever performs prayer to show off has committed shirk; whoever fasts to show off has committed shirk; and whoever gives charity to show off has committed shirk." Both ahadith have been narrated by Imam Ahmad. Its chain is Hasan. Narrated by Ahmad.

It is narrated from Shaddad bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) that he began to weep. He was asked, "What is making you weep?" He said: "That which I heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), when I remembered it, it made me weep. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'I fear for my Ummah from shirk and hidden desires.'" The narrator states: I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Will your Ummah commit shirk after you?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, but they will not worship the sun or the moon, nor stones or idols. Rather, they will show off their deeds, and the hidden desire is that one of them will begin the morning fasting, but then a desire from among his desires will come before him, so he will break his fast." Weak, narrated by Al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman.

Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us while we were discussing the Messiah Dajjal. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I not tell you about something concerning which I fear for you even more than the Messiah Dajjal?" We said: O Messenger of Allah! Please do tell us. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hidden shirk: it is when a man is performing prayer, and when he sees that someone is watching him, he lengthens his prayer (making it longer with slow recitation to show off)." Hasan, narrated by Ibn Majah.

It is narrated from Mahmood bin Labeed (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What I fear most for you is minor shirk." They asked, "O Messenger of Allah! What is meant by minor shirk?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Showing off (riya)." And Imam Bayhaqi has narrated this addition in Shu'ab al-Iman: "On the Day when Allah will recompense His servants for their deeds, He will say to them (those who showed off): Go to those to whom you used to show your deeds in the world, and see if you find any reward or goodness with them." Its chain is Hasan. Narrated by Ahmad and al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman.

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "If a person performs any deed inside a rock that has neither a door nor a window, then whatever that deed may be, it becomes manifest to the people." Its chain is Hasan. Narrated by al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman.