The ruling on the occurrence of showing off during prayer and the inability to repel it
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If I am praying and then showing off (riya') occurs to me, and I try to repel it but cannot, should I break off the prayer because it becomes invalid and repeat it, or what should I do?
Answer:
Do not break off the prayer and do not abandon the act, but repel the showing off. Do not abandon the act, do not break off the prayer, but repel the showing off by rejecting it and not letting it persist with you. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If I am praying and then showing off (riya') occurs to me, and I try to repel it but cannot, should I break off the prayer because it becomes invalid and repeat it, or what should I do?
Answer:
Do not break off the prayer and do not abandon the act, but repel the showing off. Do not abandon the act, do not break off the prayer, but repel the showing off by rejecting it and not letting it persist with you. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين [39] — alfawzan.live (1:04:26)
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