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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Does reciting and improving one's voice in front of my children and brothers, in order to encourage them in this act of worship, fall under showing off (riya')?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Does reciting and improving one's voice in front of my children and brothers, in order to encourage them in this act of worship, fall under showing off (riya')?

Answer:
No, you mean encouraging them in worship. That is a good thing, as it is helping them with it.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل القراءة وتحسين الصوت أمام أولادي وإخوتي؛ لأشجعهم على هذه العبادة تدخل في الرياء؟ — youtube.com

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