وَلَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ خَرَجُوا مِن دِيَارِهِم بَطَرًا وَرِئَاءَ النَّاسِ وَيَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ مُحِيطٌ
Do not be like those who left their homes vainly and to show off to the people, and to bar [other people] from the way of Allah, and Allah comprehends what they do.
Agha Ali Puya Commentary
Commentary on Quran 8:47
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 8:47] The Muslims have been warned not to show off in vainglory and ostentation, not to be arrogant and above all not to be hypocritical. The Holy Prophet said: Ri-a (hidden polytheism-doing good for show off and not for Allah) among my followers is more harmful to the religion of Allah than the declared polytheism, because the concealed infidelity is more deceptive than the progress of a black ant on a coal-like stone in a dark night."