Leaving off the forbidding of evil out of shyness or fear of showing off
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. What is the ruling on a person who leaves off forbidding evil out of shyness of people, or out of fear of showing off and becoming famous? He says: What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
It is the scheme of Satan. He says, “Do not do good so that people do not praise you and you do not become famous for it.” This is from Satan. It is a deception from Satan. One should do good and leave these whispers. Yes.
Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says.
Answer:
There is a group called the Malamiyyah who commit evil deeds and major sins so that they are not praised. So that they are not praised, Satan comes to them and says such and such. This is considered a form of piety among them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. What is the ruling on a person who leaves off forbidding evil out of shyness of people, or out of fear of showing off and becoming famous? He says: What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
It is the scheme of Satan. He says, “Do not do good so that people do not praise you and you do not become famous for it.” This is from Satan. It is a deception from Satan. One should do good and leave these whispers. Yes.
Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says.
Answer:
There is a group called the Malamiyyah who commit evil deeds and major sins so that they are not praised. So that they are not praised, Satan comes to them and says such and such. This is considered a form of piety among them. Yes.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 16-05-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (1:13:17)
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