Ethical Theme: Avoidance Of Showing Off

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who lets the people hear of his good deeds intentionally, to win their praise, Allah will let the people know his real intention (on the Day of Resurrection), and he who doe...

" None of you should stretch out his forearms like the stretching out of a dog."

"Two traits are not combined in a believer: Stinginess and bad manners."

"I do not like to talk about anyone, even if I were to get this or that."

"Eat, give charity and clothe yourselves, without being extravagant, and without showing off."

"Let one of you not undersell another."

"A man is not to undersell his brother, nor is he to fry to outhaggle his brother."

“Do not keep looking at those who have leprosy.”

“There is never any obscenity in a thing, but it mars it, and there is never any modesty in a thing, but it adorns it.”

The Prophet said: "Do not seek knowledge in order to show off in front of the scholars, or to argue with the foolish, and do not choose the best seat in a gathering, due to it (i.e. the knowledge whic...