The Trap and Pitfalls of Seeking Fame and Recognition
The worldly harm of this is that such a person has many enemies and many who are jealous of him. Such persons continuously try to disgrace him, defame him, cause him harm and try to put him into difficulties.
One of the cures for this is that he should think to himself that all those who will think great of me or praise me will not live forever nor will I live forever. After a few days, no one will even bother to ask about me. If this is the case, it is a sign of great immaturity to feel happy about this baseless thing.
Another cure is that this person should do something which will cause him great disgrace and defamation. However, this thing should be such that it is not contrary to the Shariah. For example, the person should sell the stale, left-over bread to the poor people at a cheap price. This will be a source of great disgrace.
Because one does not normally sell stale bread to poor persons. Stale bread is normally given for free.
