Being kind to a creature for the sake of its kindness to you
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does a servant commit a sin if he is kind to a creature for the sake of that creature being kind to him?
Answer:
He may not commit a sin, but he will not receive any reward for his kindness. Ahh.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does a servant commit a sin if he is kind to a creature for the sake of that creature being kind to him?
Answer:
He may not commit a sin, but he will not receive any reward for his kindness. Ahh.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من الوجه السابع : أن اعتماد العبد على المخلوق وتوكله عليه يوجب له الضرر من جهته هو ولا بد — islamhouse.com (49:04)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.