´It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:` “Whoever wants to be heard of, Allah will make him heard of, and whoever wants to be seen, Allah will show him (i.e., make known to the people his true motives and intentions).”
Hadith Referenceسنن ابن ماجه / كتاب الزهد / 4206
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح لغيره
Hadith Takhrij«تفرد بہ ابن ماجہ ، ( تحفة الأشراف : 4241 ، ومصباح الزجاجة : 1500 ) ، وقد أخرجہ : مسند احمد ( 3/40 ) ( صحیح ) » ( سند میں عطیہ العوفی اور محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن أبی لیلیٰ ضعیف ہیں ، لیکن بعد کی حدیث جندب سے تقویت پاکر یہ صحیح ہے )
´Abu Sa'eed narrated that the Messenger of Allah (S.a.w) said:` "Whoever wants to be seen, Allah will show him, And whoever wants to be heard of, Allah will make him heard off." And he narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "He who shows no mercy to the people, Allah shows him no mercy."
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Commentary: Note: (In the chain of narration, Atiyyah Awfi is a weak narrator, but on the basis of supporting evidences, this hadith is sahih li ghayrihi [authentic due to corroborating chains].)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2381