Praising a man to encourage him to do good
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to praise a man in order to encourage him to do good and to persist in it?
Answer:
Praise is not good; it is not good, because it may lead to arrogance. So praise is not good. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to praise a man in order to encourage him to do good and to persist in it?
Answer:
Praise is not good; it is not good, because it may lead to arrogance. So praise is not good. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب ما جاء في الإقسام على الله إلى باب ما جاء في حماية النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - حمى التوحيد وسده طرق الشرك — islamhouse.com (1:02:52)
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