Is informing people about charity, in order to encourage it, considered showing off (riya')?
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Question:
This is another questioner. May Allah reward you. He says: If a father informs his children of the virtue of charity, and that he gave such-and-such in charity, and that Allah compensated him with such-and-such, is this considered encouragement, or is it considered showing off (riya')?
Answer:
It is encouragement. This falls under the category of encouragement. He says, "I gave such-and-such in charity, and Allah compensated me with something better than what I gave, and more, so that he may watch over them in their charity." Good, yes.
This is another questioner. May Allah reward you. He says: If a father informs his children of the virtue of charity, and that he gave such-and-such in charity, and that Allah compensated him with such-and-such, is this considered encouragement, or is it considered showing off (riya')?
Answer:
It is encouragement. This falls under the category of encouragement. He says, "I gave such-and-such in charity, and Allah compensated me with something better than what I gave, and more, so that he may watch over them in their charity." Good, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل الإخبار عن الصدقة من باب الحث عليها يعتبر من الرياء؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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