The Categories of Riya' Between Major and Minor Shirk

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Riya' (showing off in worship) is divided into two categories: major shirk (associating partners with Allah) if the riya' is in the act of worship and one begins it for the sake of people; and minor shirk, which is everything else.

Answer:
It is divided into two categories: the riya' of the hypocrites, which is undoubtedly shirk itself—the riya' of the hypocrites, may Allah protect us from it. They show off to people and do not remember the One who created them except a little. This is shirk itself. As for minor riya', it may be found among the people of faith, and it is minor shirk. The riya' of the hypocrites is major shirk and is never found among the people of faith. The riya' that is not the riya' of the hypocrites may come from some of the believers, but one must repent from it and be cautious of it. Yes.