Informing the mother of praise and excellence, and whether it falls under self-praise
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The questioner:
This questioner says: Sometimes, when I am praised by my teacher or when Allah grants me excellence in my studies, I tell my mother about it because it makes her happy.
The Shaykh:
Meaning,
The questioner:
Because it makes her happy, does speaking about oneself in this case fall under the self-praise that is prohibited?
The Shaykh:
No, this is a form of joy; bringing joy to your mother is permissible, if Allah wills. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This questioner says: Sometimes, when I am praised by my teacher or when Allah grants me excellence in my studies, I tell my mother about it because it makes her happy.
The Shaykh:
Meaning,
The questioner:
Because it makes her happy, does speaking about oneself in this case fall under the self-praise that is prohibited?
The Shaykh:
No, this is a form of joy; bringing joy to your mother is permissible, if Allah wills. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح أحاديث في الفتن والحوادث، باب التغرب في الفتنة — islamhouse.com (1:09:56)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.