Leaving fasting out of fear of showing off
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The questioner:
We love you for the sake of Allah, Shaykh Salih.
The presenter:
We ask Allah.
The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you. May Allah keep you safe in what you have asked us about.
The presenter:
Please, state your question.
The questioner:
Shaykh Salih, if someone fears showing off and is asked while he is fasting, does he lie? Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The presenter:
I return to the question, my brother.
The questioner:
If someone fears showing off, Shaykh Salih, such as in fasting, does he lie?
The Shaykh:
My brother, he fasts. Or yes.
The presenter:
If someone fears fasting, Honorable Shaykh, out of fear of showing off, while he wants to fast.
The Shaykh:
He should fast and not have obsessive doubts (waswasah). He should fast and rely on Allah, without having obsessive doubts about it. He should not abandon worship out of fear of showing off. Yes.
We love you for the sake of Allah, Shaykh Salih.
The presenter:
We ask Allah.
The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you. May Allah keep you safe in what you have asked us about.
The presenter:
Please, state your question.
The questioner:
Shaykh Salih, if someone fears showing off and is asked while he is fasting, does he lie? Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The presenter:
I return to the question, my brother.
The questioner:
If someone fears showing off, Shaykh Salih, such as in fasting, does he lie?
The Shaykh:
My brother, he fasts. Or yes.
The presenter:
If someone fears fasting, Honorable Shaykh, out of fear of showing off, while he wants to fast.
The Shaykh:
He should fast and not have obsessive doubts (waswasah). He should fast and rely on Allah, without having obsessive doubts about it. He should not abandon worship out of fear of showing off. Yes.
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 15-04-1436هـ — af.org.sa (59:24)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.