Al-Imaam Shamsudeen Adh-Dhahabi - rahimahullah - said:
Ùكم من رجل نطق بالØÙ‚ ØŒ وأمر بالمعرو٠، Ùيسلط الله عليه من يؤذيه لسوء قصده ØŒ ÙˆØبه للرئاسة الدينية ØŒ Ùهذا داء Ø®ÙÙŠ سار ÙÙŠ Ù†Ùوس الÙقهاء ØŒ كما أنه داء سار ÙÙŠ Ù†Ùوس المنÙقين من الأغنياء
'Someone may speak the truth, command what is good, forbid what is evil, yet Allaah will impose over him those that will hurt him because of his evil intention ab initio, and love for fame. This (evil intention and love for fame) is an endemic disease in the hearts of (some) jurists as well as in the hearts of the rich who spend (on others)...' Siyar A'laam an-Nubalaa 18/192