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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on people praising a servant without the intention of showing off

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Question:
Sometimes a person performs an act, such as night prayer or a voluntary prayer, and it is sincere for His noble Face. But if people say about him that he fasts a lot and prays at night, he likes that, and he likes to be mentioned with good. Is this from shirk (associating partners with Allah)?

Answer:
If this person makes his work sincere for Allah and does not seek the people, but the people praise him without him intending that, then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about this and he said: "That is the early glad tidings for the believers." So it is good for a person to be mentioned with good and praised with good, but on the condition that he does not intend anything other than the Face of Allah. The Face of Allah. And if the people praise him and he does not say this and he rejoices in it, there is no harm in it, because he did not say it. That is, the plant. Abraham (peace be upon him) and He made me a message. And so on. That he be praised in good, that is good. Both of them: the one who is praised in evil in his life and after his death. Good praise is good, but on the condition that the person does not intend it in his worship. Yes. This is fine.
Source الفوزان -أشرطة- أسئلة وأجوبة من دروس التوحيد - أسئلة وأجوبة - الفوزان - ٣ — archive.org (1:02:48)

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