So it is not permissible for a Muslim to boast and brag, for no matter what he sacrifices and what he does, he will always fall short and not be able to perform all that Allaah had mandated on him. This is since the right of Allaah is great, the right of the parents are great and the rights of the relatives are great. He has many rights over him. So how can a person boast if he does something good or performs a kind act, when he has only done something small? This is with regard to boasting about what has occured between him and other creations. But as for him boasting about the deeds that have occured between him and Allaah, then this is worse, since it leads a person to be amazed with his deed and consider it something grand, whereas this nullifies his deed. So it obligatory upon a person to view himself always falling short in that which is between him and Allaah, which is quite clear, as well as what is between him and the creation. So if he considers himself to be deficient in his actions, this will cause him to be humble and to increase in doing good deeds. But if he views himself as being perfect and that he has fulfilled his obligation, this will cause him to desist from doing good. He will feel that he has reached his goal and thus refrain from doing good deeds. [Sharh Masaail ul-Jaahiliyyah - Shaych Fawzaan p.254]
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