Please also advise on a person who says for example: "Zaid prays 5 times, has a beard, acts piously, yet he has no adab (respect) while I may not dres

Answer

The person who elevates himself above Zaid on the mistaken belief of his purity of heart, is under the spell of shaitaan and the nafs. He suffers from satanic pride, hence he holds Zaid in contempt. Furthermore, perhaps unknown to even himself, he has a hidden aversion for the Sunnah practices of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) hence he gives his own perceived 'purity' of heart a higher status than the acts commanded by Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam). Such deception is termed Talbeesul Iblees (the deception of Iblees). Undoubtedly, what is 'inside' is important. But what is inside will show out on the outside. Since this person's inside (heart) is corrupt, having an aversion for Islam's commands, the corruption is manifest on his external body, hence he displays total disdain and repugnance for the ahkaam commanded by Allah Ta'ala, and emulates the kuffaar. There is an exceptionally strong link between the inside and the outside. So, he only fools and deceives himself with his satanic and nafsaani justification of his major sins with his mistaken belief of 'purity of heart'. A Muslim whose heart is pure never views with disdain and insignificance any act or fact which has been ordered by Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) even if he does not give practical expression to the sacred teachings of Islam.