Where does the feeling of showing off come from?

Question

root/cause?

Answer 1

People who feel incompetent in their own personality need the approval of others, hence the showing off.

Answer 2

The nafs.

Pride.

Answer 3

perhaps a large part of "showing off" is doing

"mate-baiting" to attract opposite s*x by displaying

genetic desirability

[ ... to pass on these qualities in the offspring]

Answer 4

Well I guess it comes from the family.Children from a very young age see thier parents showing off so its obvious they learn from them.Showing off is a part of a culture as well,I am from Pakistan & I have seen people in my own family showing off & competing with one another.I remember once I was at a funeral in a family & most of the women thier wore so much gold jewelry just to show off....thats a shame.

Answer 5

pride... ego. i think in psychology they call it the EID. its meant to be balanced but some people dont have correct balance.

showing off is also down to listening to whispering of shiytan. most of those who do have weak iman or not muslim. look at all the celebraties?? i think if you look at them you will see my statment is correct.

ma salamaa