Based on what we have stated...

Based on what we have stated, a combination can be made of the tradition cited above transmitted from the Messenger of Allah (a.s) and the Commander of the Faithful (peace be with both of them), and the other tradition by Zurarah who cites Abu Ja'fer, peace be with him, as narrated by Muhammad ibn Yacoub who traces it back to Abu Ja'fer, peace be with him, saying, "I asked him about a man who does something good. Another sees it and is pleased with it.

He said that there is no harm in it, that everyone loves to look in the eyes of people as a man of goodness unless he does something solely for this purpose." If one loves to be praised, he is regarded in one of the traditions as manifesting pretension, whHe in the other tradition the harm is removed when someone is pleased with something good coming out of his deed. The common denominator in the combination is the difference of…