[30] The showing-off عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ...
[30] The showing-off عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ الْقَدَّاحِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِعَبَّادِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ الْبَصْرِيِّ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَيْلَكَ يَا عَبَّادُ إِيَّاكَ وَ الرِّيَاءَ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ عَمِلَ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ وَكَلَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَى مَنْ عَمِلَ لَهُ A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ja’far Bin Muhammad Al Ashary, from Ibn Al Qaddah, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah -asws having said to Abd Bin Kaseer Al-Basry in the Masjid: ‘Woe be unto you Abbad!
Beware of the showing-off, for it is from the deeds (done) for other than Allah -azwj . Allah -azwj will Allocate him to the one he worked for’.
[31] عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْمَغْرَاءِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ خَلِيفَةَ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) كُلُّ رِيَاءٍ شِرْكٌ إِنَّهُ مَنْ عَمِلَ لِلنَّاسِ كَانَ ثَوَابُهُ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَ مَنْ عَمِلَ لِلَّهِ كَانَ ثَوَابُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Abu Al Magra’a, from Yazeed Bin Khaleefa who said, ‘Abu Abdullah -asws said: ‘Showing-off is Shirk (association with Allah -azwj ).
The one who does a deed for the people, his rewards would be upon the people, and the one who does a deed for Allah -azwj , his Reward would be upon Allah -azwj ’.
[32] وَ بِإِسْنَادِهِ قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) ثَلَاثُ عَلَامَاتٍ لِلْمُرَائِي يَنْشَطُ إِذَا رَأَى النَّاسَ وَ يَكْسَلُ إِذَا كَانَ وَحْدَهُ وَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يُحْمَدَ فِي جَمِيعِ أُمُورِهِ And by his chain, ‘He -asws said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen -asws said: ‘There are three signs for the show-off – He is active when he sees the people (around him), and he is lazy when he is alone, and he loves to be praised in the entirety of his affairs’.
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