The Ruling on Showing Off in Acts of Worship
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Question:
This person is asking about showing off in acts of worship. What is its ruling? Does it invalidate the good deed?
Answer:
Yes, showing off in worship invalidates the act in which it occurred, and its doer receives no reward for it, because he did not do it sincerely for Allah (Mighty and Majestic), but rather did it before people for the sake of praise, commendation, and the like. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 1. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: "And worship [Ghafir 40:14]. [Ghafir 40:14]." This indicates that one should not show off in his deeds, but rather should make them sincere for the Face of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for the hypocrites, they are [An-Nisa 4:142]. Yes.
This person is asking about showing off in acts of worship. What is its ruling? Does it invalidate the good deed?
Answer:
Yes, showing off in worship invalidates the act in which it occurred, and its doer receives no reward for it, because he did not do it sincerely for Allah (Mighty and Majestic), but rather did it before people for the sake of praise, commendation, and the like. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended.
إنما الأعمال بالنيات وإنما لكل امرئ ما نوىAllah, [being] sincere to Him in religion
اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ[being] sincere to Him in religion
مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَAnd when they stand for prayer, they stand lazily, showing [themselves to] the people and not remembering Allah except a little,
وَإِذَا قَامُوا إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ قَامُوا كُسَالَىٰ يُرَاءُونَ النَّاسَ وَلَا يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/126 — archive.org (3:28)
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