Combining the Concealment of Needs with Speaking of Allah’s Blessing
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is there a hadith in which it is said:? And how do you reconcile this with the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Ad-Duhaa 93:11]?
Answer:
This secret need is not a blessing. It is a need concerning private matters that you do not inform people of and do not disclose to them. As for the blessing, the blessings of Allah upon you, speaking of it is part of its gratitude.[Ad-Duhaa 93:11] Gratitude has three pillars: speaking of it openly, acknowledging it inwardly, and using it to help in the obedience of Allah (Exalted and Majestic). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is there a hadith in which it is said:
Fulfill your needs in secrecy,
اقضوا حوائجكم بالكتمان،But as for the favor of your Lord, report [it].
وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْAnswer:
This secret need is not a blessing. It is a need concerning private matters that you do not inform people of and do not disclose to them. As for the blessing, the blessings of Allah upon you, speaking of it is part of its gratitude.
But as for the favor of your Lord, report [it].
وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الفصل الأول في النية في الطهارة والصلاة — islamhouse.com (1:11:54)
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