The ruling on leaving off a prescribed act out of fear of being described as showing off

Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on one who leaves off a prescribed act for the sake of people so that they do not call him a show-off?

Answer:
This is not permissible. A person must not leave off an act for the sake of people so that they do not say he is a show-off. This is from Shaytan. He has to do the good deed and be sincere to Allah the Exalted, and not let Shaytan influence him or say, “We fear you are showing off,” or “We fear you are doing such-and-such.” He has to do the deed and seek help from Allah the Exalted, because this is a form of discouragement from Shaytan.
The statement that if you do such-and-such, they fear you are showing off, is a form of discouragement from Shaytan. So the Muslim should proceed with the deed, resolve to do the deed, do it, and be sincere to Allah the Exalted, and he has nothing to fear from anyone. Yes.