The Ruling on Riya' (Showing Off) Arising in the Worshipper
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, if a man comes to pray for the sake of Allah, and then riya' (showing off) arises in him, is the entire act invalid, or is he rewarded for his initial correct intention?
Answer:
If riya' arises in him, then repelling it does not harm him; it does not harm him if it is something that arose and he repels it. However, if he persists in the worship, this is a matter of scholarly disagreement. It was said that it invalidates the whole, and it was said that he is rewarded for what was before the riya'. He began it while he had no riya', then riya' arose. So, what of it that contained riya' is invalid, and what did not contain riya' he is rewarded for. Ibn Rajab mentioned this in his commentary on the Forty Hadith.
Honorable Shaykh, if a man comes to pray for the sake of Allah, and then riya' (showing off) arises in him, is the entire act invalid, or is he rewarded for his initial correct intention?
Answer:
If riya' arises in him, then repelling it does not harm him; it does not harm him if it is something that arose and he repels it. However, if he persists in the worship, this is a matter of scholarly disagreement. It was said that it invalidates the whole, and it was said that he is rewarded for what was before the riya'. He began it while he had no riya', then riya' arose. So, what of it that contained riya' is invalid, and what did not contain riya' he is rewarded for. Ibn Rajab mentioned this in his commentary on the Forty Hadith.
Source
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