A person’s eagerness for his relatives to gather during the festival and its relation to showing off
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The questioner:
The questioner says: If a person strives to have his relatives gather on every festival, such that the families attend, is this considered showing off in worship (riya')?
The Shaykh:
Is it considered what?
The questioner:
It is considered a form of showing off.
The Shaykh:
No, this is displaying joy and happiness and maintaining contact; it is the contact and getting to know one another among relatives, as long as nothing wrong occurs. Mere getting to know one another, or sitting together, or eating food is a good thing.
The questioner says: If a person strives to have his relatives gather on every festival, such that the families attend, is this considered showing off in worship (riya')?
The Shaykh:
Is it considered what?
The questioner:
It is considered a form of showing off.
The Shaykh:
No, this is displaying joy and happiness and maintaining contact; it is the contact and getting to know one another among relatives, as long as nothing wrong occurs. Mere getting to know one another, or sitting together, or eating food is a good thing.
Source
لقاء مفتوح 13-09-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (30:03)
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