What is the ruling on one who performs a good deed, then showing off (riya') enters him while he is repelling it?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. What is the ruling on one who performs a deed intending to draw near to Allah, then showing off (riya') enters him while he is repelling it? What is the ruling on this deed of his?
Answer:
If he repels it and returns to sincerity, it does not harm him. But if it continues with him until the completion of the worship, Ibn Rajab mentioned that there is disagreement regarding this. Some say he is rewarded for the original deed but not for what the showing off (riya') entered. And some of the scholars say the entire deed is invalidated, its beginning and its end. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. What is the ruling on one who performs a deed intending to draw near to Allah, then showing off (riya') enters him while he is repelling it? What is the ruling on this deed of his?
Answer:
If he repels it and returns to sincerity, it does not harm him. But if it continues with him until the completion of the worship, Ibn Rajab mentioned that there is disagreement regarding this. Some say he is rewarded for the original deed but not for what the showing off (riya') entered. And some of the scholars say the entire deed is invalidated, its beginning and its end. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [201 -521] ما حكم من عمل عملا صالحا، ثم دخل عليه الرياء وهو يدفعه؟ — youtube.com
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