The ruling on abandoning obedience out of fear of showing off
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on one who abandons an act of obedience out of fear of showing off?
Answer:
This is a case of being deceived by Satan. Satan deceives a person until he does not do something because if he did it, he would be showing off. Do not give in to your self; perform the act of obedience and strive to be sincere. As for abandoning acts of obedience out of fear of showing off, if a person persists in this, he will abandon virtues and acts of obedience, and he may end up sitting at home and not praying in the mosque out of fear of showing off. No, that is not acceptable.
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on one who abandons an act of obedience out of fear of showing off?
Answer:
This is a case of being deceived by Satan. Satan deceives a person until he does not do something because if he did it, he would be showing off. Do not give in to your self; perform the act of obedience and strive to be sincere. As for abandoning acts of obedience out of fear of showing off, if a person persists in this, he will abandon virtues and acts of obedience, and he may end up sitting at home and not praying in the mosque out of fear of showing off. No, that is not acceptable.
Source
شرح الدروس المهمة لعامة الأمة لابن باز [ مجموعة من المشايخ ]، فتاوى الشيخ عبد الرحمن البراك — islamhouse.com (16:56)
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