Is excessive showing off (riya') considered a type of major shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, do we say that excessive showing off is major shirk?
Answer:
Yes. Showing off (riya') is of two types. The showing off of the believers, which may affect the believers, is what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) warned his Companions about. The second type is the showing off of the hypocrites. The hypocrites,[An-Nisa 4:142] this is major shirk, may Allah protect us from it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, do we say that excessive showing off is major shirk?
Answer:
Yes. Showing off (riya') is of two types. The showing off of the believers, which may affect the believers, is what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) warned his Companions about. The second type is the showing off of the hypocrites. The hypocrites,
showing [themselves to] the people and not remembering Allah except a little,
يُرَاءُونَ النَّاسَ وَلَا يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 14 من 23|أسئلة شرح كتاب التوحيد|مسائل الشرك|هل الرياء الكثير يعد من أنواع الشرك الأكبر؟|صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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