Thread by @Farid_0v

During my first year of college, my roommate was the nicest person in the world.

He was a religion brother. Super friendly. Almost every time he'd pass by, he would have a chocolate bar or something and would offer it to me, for no reason other than to be nice.

He had such an--

odd sense of humor though. In the middle of a conversation, he would abruptly calculate the cost of something.

If I would drop a friend to class, he'd pretending to calculate the fuel expenses, wear and tear of the short trip, time costs, etc, then give a ridiculously large--

number as the final price. He did it very often. I was forced to tolerate it and smile, BECAUSE HE WAS SO NICE!

You know the type, right? The old shaikh in the masjid that makes the lame pun, but you feel obligated to laugh along to not make him feel bad. Yeah, that.

Not too many things come to mind at the moment in regards to his generosity, innocence, or overall great character (apart from the jokes). However, I do recall being extremely appreciative of him and wanting to show that appreciation.

I used to shower him with praise.

One day, after I praised him, he came to me and said something along the lines of:

"You know, every time you praise me, I just sit in my room for a good chunk of time, reminding myself that I don't deserve this praise, while asking Allah for forgiveness."

I felt conflicted, so I dropped the praise.

I wasn't even aware of their being narrations that condemned praising people in their faces.

We went our separate paths one day and I haven't seen him in over a decade.

Today...

Today, I find myself in his situation. I get unnecessary praise because of the channel.

It upsets me, because I know my worth. I only seem to have knowledge because most people don't know what knowledge even is...

So, next time you guys push it with the praise, I'm blocking.

Meh, maybe not a block, but give me a break. I seriously hate it.