Whispers of Showing Off When Doing Good and Seeking Refuge from Them
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: When I do a good deed, a whisper comes to my heart that this is showing off (riya'), so I seek refuge from shirk (associating partners with Allah).
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
When I do a good deed, a whisper comes to my heart that this is showing off (riya'), so I fear and seek refuge from shirk (associating partners with Allah) and from Shaytan. Is my action correct?
The Shaykh:
No, there is no whispering. Do not pay attention to it. Leave it alone, and it will not harm you, if Allah wills. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: When I do a good deed, a whisper comes to my heart that this is showing off (riya'), so I seek refuge from shirk (associating partners with Allah).
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
When I do a good deed, a whisper comes to my heart that this is showing off (riya'), so I fear and seek refuge from shirk (associating partners with Allah) and from Shaytan. Is my action correct?
The Shaykh:
No, there is no whispering. Do not pay attention to it. Leave it alone, and it will not harm you, if Allah wills. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الثاني عشر في علاج مرض القلب بالشيطان — islamhouse.com (58:54)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.