The Causes and Consequences of the Boasting Caused by Worship and the Ways to Deal With it From the Perspective of the Quran and Hadith

Boasting (Arabic: عجب) is among the vices that may exist in people. The entering of this moral vice in worship is one of the aspects of selfishness; especially in recommended (Arabic: مستحب, Mustaḥabb) acts of worship and actions that others do less. The importance and value of this issue is clear from the fact that the Holy Quran has also mentioned it and blamed boasting in worship. Some of the most important causes of boasting worship according to the research findings are: 1. Not paying attention to the truth of worship; 2. Man’s ignorance of his true position; 3. The illusion of attaining perfection from the appearance of worship; 4. Extreme tendency to zuhd or asceticism (Arabic: زهد) in worship; 5. stupidity and Inanity; 6. Comparing one's actions with others. The effects of boasting include: 1. Failure to reach the level of servitude; 2. Lack of effective communication; 3. Ingratitude (Arabic: کفران النعمه, kufrān al-niʿma) of the blessing of worship; 4. Corruption and invalidation of worship. The way to cure the boasting caused by worship is: 1. Acquiring knowledge; 2. Paying attention to one’s faults and shortcomings in worship. The present article has been written using library resources and descriptive analytical method.