Surah 28:83
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تِلۡكَ ٱلدَّارُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ نَجۡعَلُهَا لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُرِيدُونَ عُلُوّٗا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا فَسَادٗاۚ وَٱلۡعَٰقِبَةُ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ
That is the Home of the Hereafter: We assign it to those who do not desire haughtiness on the earth, nor corruption. The outcome (belongs) to the ones who guard (themselves).
مَن جَآءَ بِٱلۡحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُۥ خَيۡرٞ مِّنۡهَاۖ وَمَن جَآءَ بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ فَلَا يُجۡزَى ٱلَّذِينَ عَمِلُواْ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ إِلَّا مَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ
Whoever brings a good (deed) will have a better one than it, and whoever brings an evil (deed) – those who have done evil deeds will only be repaid for what they have done.
Allah tells us that He has made the home of the Hereafter, and its eternal delights which will never change or fade away, for His believing, humble servants who do not rebel against the truth with pride and oppression in the land. They do not exalt themselves above the creatures of Allah, arrogantly oppressing them and spreading corruption among them. 'Ikrimah said that this phrase referred to haughtiness and arrogance.
Ibn Jurayj said:
“Arrogance and tyranny,
{nor cause corruption} committing sins.” Ibn Jarir recorded that 'Ali said, “If a man wants the straps of his sandals to be better than the straps of his companion's sandals, then he is one of those referred to in the Ayah,
This is understood to mean that if his intention is to show off and appear better than others, then that is to be condemned, as it was reported in the Sahih that the Prophet said:
«It has been revealed to me that you should be humble to the extent that none of you boasts to others or mistreats others.»
But if a person simply likes to look good, then there is nothing wrong with that. It was recorded that a man said: “O Messenger of Allah, I like to have my garment looking good and my shoes looking good - is this a kind of arrogance?” The Prophet said:
«No, for Allah is beautiful and loves beauty...»
And Allah says:
meaning, on the Day of Resurrection,
meaning, the reward of Allah is better than the good deeds of His servant - how can it not be, when Allah has multiplied it many times over? This is the position of generosity.
Then Allah says:
This is like the Ayah,
{And whoever brings an evil deed, they will be cast down on their faces in the Fire. (And it will be said to them) "Are you being recompensed anything except what you used to do?"} (27:90).
This is the postition of generosity and justice.