Are You a Hidden Show Off? [Hikam 160]

“Sometimes ostentation penetrates you in such a way that no one notices it”.

One of the deadliest of blameworthy traits is Riya (ostentation; the desire to attract attention and impress). How does this trait operate and how can one safeguard themselves from all its subtle ploys, particularly in relation to good deeds?

Page 107, Hikam 160 of the Book of Wisdoms https://www.whitethreadpress.com/publication/the-book-of-wisdoms-kitab-al-hikam/