Prayer Following the Righteous and the Difference Between It and Showing Off
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Question:
Finally, the questioner says: If I see a person pray two rak'ahs, and I stand up and pray like him, and he stands up and prays a second one, and I stand up and pray like him, in the spirit of competition, where each one tries to make the prayer longer and more beautiful than his sister's prayer, is this considered showing off (riya')? And what do they mean by showing off?
Answer:
This is good following (qudwah), following the righteous, the praying, the ones who stand in night prayer. This is a good thing. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and bless you.
Finally, the questioner says: If I see a person pray two rak'ahs, and I stand up and pray like him, and he stands up and prays a second one, and I stand up and pray like him, in the spirit of competition, where each one tries to make the prayer longer and more beautiful than his sister's prayer, is this considered showing off (riya')? And what do they mean by showing off?
Answer:
This is good following (qudwah), following the righteous, the praying, the ones who stand in night prayer. This is a good thing. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and bless you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/203 — archive.org (15:23)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.