رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ المَلَكَ لَيَصعَدُ بعَملِ العَبدِ مُبتَهِجاً بهِ ، فإذا صَعِدَ بحَسَناتِهِ يقولُ اللَّهُ عزّوجلّ : اجعَلُوها في سِجِّينٍ إنّهُ لَيسَ إيّايَ أرادَ بِها . الكافي : 2 / 295 / 7 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily the angel [charged with man's deeds] rises up with man's good deeds, delighted on account of them, but as he is lifting up his good deeds, Allah tells him, 'Go and place them in the Sijjin , as he did not perform these deeds for Me.' al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 295, no. 7
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ويلٌ للذينَ يَجتَلِبُونَ الدنيا بالدِّينِ ، يَلبَسُونَ للناسِ جُلودَ الضَّأنِ مِن لِينِ ألسِنَتِهِم ، كلامُهُم أحلى مِن العَسَلِ وقُلوبُهُم قُلوبُ الذِئابِ ، يقولُ اللَّهُ تعالى : أبي يَغتَرُّونَ ؟! أعلام الدين : 295 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Woe betide those who trade their religion for the life of this world - in front of people they are soft-spoken and their words are sweeter than honey, but they are wolves in sheep's clothing , and Allah says regarding them, 'Are they too hopeful in me [while doing nothing]?' Alam al-Din, no. 295
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يقولُ اللَّهُ سبحانَهُ : إنّي أغنَى الشُّرَكاءِ فَمَن عَمِلَ عَمَلاً ثُمّ أشرَكَ فيهِ غَيرِي فأنا مِنهُ بَرِيءٌ ، وهو لِلَّذِي أشرَكَ بهِ دُوني . عدّة الداعي : 203 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah, glory be to Him, says, 'I am the most self-sufficient and richest of partners, for whoever performs a deed for Me as well as for someone else alongside Me, [know that] I am free from need of his action and I leave it for the one that he associated with Me.' Uddat al-Dai, p. 203
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ المُرائيَ يُنادى يَومَ القِيامَةِ : يا فاجِرُ ! يا غادِرُ ! يا مُرائي ! ضَلَّ عَمَلُكَ ، وبَطَلَ أجرُكَ ، اذهَبْ فَخُذْ أجرَكَ مِمَّن كُنتَ تَعمَلُ لَهُ . منية المريد : 318 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The show-off will be called on the Day of Resurrection: O shameless liar! O treacherous one! O show-off! Your deeds are lost, and the reward for your deeds is lost. Go and get your reward from those you intended to please by your actions.' Munyat al-Murid, p. 318
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ اللَّهَ لا يَقبَلُ عَملاً فيهِ مِثقالُ ذَرَّةٍ مِن رياءٍ . تنبيه الخواطر : 1 / 187 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily Allah does not accept a deed that is performed with even an atom's weight of showing off in it.' Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 187
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : السِّرُّ أفضَلُ مِن العَلانِيَةِ، والعلانِيَةُ لِمَن أرادَ الاقتِداءَ . كنز العمّال : 5273 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Performing actions in secret is better than performing them publicly, except for the one who wishes to set an example.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 5273
