Faith in Allah (SWT) has many degrees. Feeding of hell makes people avoid sinful acts. Keening for Paradise makes people do more good to gain Paradise. Higher degrees of faith of most humble servants of Allah, make them not only higher than fearing hellfire and keening Paradise but loving and worshiping Allah as He is entitled to be worshiped. Real love for Allah in the heart of His most humble servants makes them worship Him for His Greatness as He is The Only entitled to be worshiped.
‘The Quranic verses you mentioned are for usual believers who have a certain degree of faith and love for Allah. Such degree does not apply to the most humble servants of Allah (SWT) who have the higher degrees of faith and love for Allah (SWT).
Sayid Husain Jafri, in his Origins and Development of Early Shi'a Islam, highlights some of the key narrations about Abu Bakr that are mentioned frequently in Sunni circles. Jafri points out that these particular narrations all go back to 'A'isha, who was obviously supporting her father. I can recommend that you get Jafri's book, as he does some good hadith analysis.
There are many narrations which were fabricated for political reasons. We care only for the authentic narrations which came through authentic chain of narrators from the Prophet (SAWA). You may refer to some Sunni books of 'Elm al-Hadeeth ( knowledge of Hadeeth) to see hundreds of narrations which were fabricated in praise of well known rulers.
Praising God is not for His benefit, but completely for our benefit. We need to always remember that all praise is due to Allah and we need to avoid thinking wrongly to praise any one away from Allah. No bounty but from Allah, so no Praise but to Allah. Prophets and Infallible Imams are praised because they are the most humble servants of Allah, and all Praise is due to Him, so His sincere servants are raised out of His Praise.
Praising Allah (SWT) makes us appreciate the bounties and feel its taste and utilize it in the proper way. Praising Allah (SWT) for His bounties on us makes the bounties remain and increase.
Praising Allah (SWT) makes us humble and avoids us self admiring and misunderstanding ourselves. Praising our Creator makes us think and behave in a realistic way keeping in mind the origin of every good; Allah (SWT).
Praising God in ts real sense makes our life based on the Truth and the noble values.
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