Chapter 8 - On Fame

“O' Jabir! May God not take you out of this state of considering your deeds deficient, and considering having shortcomings in your worshipping.”

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “It is troublesome enough for a man to be pointed at with fingers from fame due to religious or worldly fame.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God hates two types of fame: fame for the way you dress, and fame for praying.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Fame whether good or evil results in Fire.”

Imam Hassan (a.s) said: “God will make the one who puts on a garment of fame in this world wear a garment of Fire in the Hereafter.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “What will you, who cover up your evilness and display your goodness, do when you realize that you are not so when you think about yourself. God the Almighty said: “Nay, man will be evidence against himself.” [The Holy Quran: Qiamat 75:14] Whoever improves his inner self, his outward appearance will also be improved.”

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “Whenever a servant's inward and outward appearances are the same, God the Almighty will consider him to be a true servant of God.”

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “If one hides his inward self, God will make his inward self appear as a garment on him. If his inward self is good, the garment will look nice, but if his inward self is evil, his garment will look bad.”

“All people have an inner and an outer self. Whoever purifies his inner self, God will purify his outer appearance for him. Whoever corrupts his inner self, God will corrupt his outer appearance.”

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “All people have a reputation among the people of the heavens and a reputation among the people of the Earth. Whenever one's reputation among the people of the heavens is good, his reputation among the people of the Earth will also be good. And whenever his reputation among the people of the heavens is bad, it will be also bad amongst the people of the Earth.” He was asked: “What do you mean by reputation?” He said: “The way he is remembered.”

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “Whosever's outward appearance is better than his inner self, his balance of good deeds will be light in the Hereafter.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Whoever appears in public adorned with what God likes, but appears in front of God adorned with what God dislikes will meet God when God is angry with him.”