which bring about fame and praise, are performed easily despite them being difficult because the pleasure which are obtained due to the love for fame and respect, makes a very tough act easy. Remember! Love for fame and respect is sheer destruction. Listen to two sayings of Beloved Mustafa صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم for admonition:

1.             Avoid matching the worship of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ with the love of the praise made by people, it may destroy your deeds.

(Firdaus-ul-Akhbar, vol. 1, pp. 223, Hadees 1567)

2.            Two hungry wolves do not destroy the goat pen so much as the love for fame and respect & wealth does to the religion of a Muslim.

(Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 4, pp. 166, Hadees 2383)

Important Madani pearls about love for fame and respect

Keeping the 3^rd volume of Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, page 616-617 in the front, some Madani pearls about ‘Love for Fame and Respect’ are presented: Love for fame and respect and ostentation are from those final acts which destroy Nafs and from internal deception. Islamic scholars, worshippers and those who think about the Hereafter are made to suffer; it is like this that such people some time make great efforts in performing worship, controlling Nafsani desires, and also succeed in protecting themselves from suspicions; they also protect their parts of body from apparent sins, but get pleasure by mentioning their righteous acts, religious achievements and the efforts they make to spread the call towards righteousness such as I have done it, done that, I have delivered Bayan there, delivered Bayan here, such and such dates are booked for Bayanaat (delivering Bayan or reciting Na’at), I had been there in the Madani Mashwarah till that time and that’s why due to taking no rest I am tired, and I have lost my voice. I have to travel with a Madani Qafilah, I have travelled with so many Madani Qafilahs or travelled so-and-so cities, countries, etc. with Madani Qafilahs or for Madani activities. By disclosing knowledge and practice to the creation they get fame and the pleasure of reverence, applause and respect.