[17] عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) سَيَأْتِي عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ تَخْبُثُ فِيهِ سَرَائِرُهُمْ وَ تَحْسُنُ فِيهِ عَلَانِيَتُهُمْ طَمَعاً فِي الدُّنْيَا لَا يُرِيدُونَ بِهِ مَا عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ يَكُونُ دِينُهُمْ رِيَاءً لَا يُخَالِطُهُمْ خَوْفٌ يَعُمُّهُمُ اللَّهُ بِعِقَابٍ فَيَدْعُونَهُ دُعَاءَ الْغَرِيقِ فَلَا يَسْتَجِيبُ لَهُمْ Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah -saww said: ‘There would be coming a time upon the people, their secretive matters would be wicked and they would be good in the public in greed regarding the world, not intending by it what is in the Presence of their Lord -azwj .
Their religion would happen to be show-off, the fear not blending in them . Allah -azwj would Punish them generally. So, they would be supplicating with the Supplication of the drowning one (Dua Al-Ghareek), but it would not be Answered for them’.
(The book) ‘Ilal Al Sharaie’ – from Ibn Al Mutawakkil, from Al Astarabady, from Al Barqy, from his father, from Al-Hassan Bin Ali Bin Fazzal, from Ali Bin Numan, from Yazeed Bin Khalifa who said, ‘There is no (problem) upon one of you even if he were to be at the top of a mountain until his death ends up to him. Are you intending to be seen by the people?
The one who works for the people, his reward would be upon the people, and the one who works for Allah -azwj , his Reward would be upon Allah -azwj . Every showing off is Shirk ’.