The Ruling on Praying While Showing Off
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Question:
The questioner says: I was praying the voluntary prayer in the mosque, and showing off (riya') came to me while I was praying. Will this prayer be accepted from me, or should I stop it? May Allah bless you.
Answer:
There are no deeds accepted by Allah except through tawhid (the oneness of Allah), which is singling out Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) for worship and abandoning the worship of anything other than Him. The deed requires two conditions: first, sincerity to Allah, so that it contains no showing off, no seeking fame, and no shirk (associating partners with Allah); and second, following the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), so that this deed is established in the hadiths of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Sunnah, and is not an innovation, nor is the doer an innovator. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: I was praying the voluntary prayer in the mosque, and showing off (riya') came to me while I was praying. Will this prayer be accepted from me, or should I stop it? May Allah bless you.
Answer:
There are no deeds accepted by Allah except through tawhid (the oneness of Allah), which is singling out Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) for worship and abandoning the worship of anything other than Him. The deed requires two conditions: first, sincerity to Allah, so that it contains no showing off, no seeking fame, and no shirk (associating partners with Allah); and second, following the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), so that this deed is established in the hadiths of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Sunnah, and is not an innovation, nor is the doer an innovator. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7585 — youtube.com (5:24)
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