Treating the Whispers of Showing Off When Performing Good Deeds
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Whenever I want to do a good deed, such as prayer, a whisperer comes to me and says, "You are doing this for showing off." He asks: What is the solution for a matter like this?
Answer:
Leave it, leave it. Pray, rely on Allah, pray, and seek refuge in Allah from Satan. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Whenever I want to do a good deed, such as prayer, a whisperer comes to me and says, "You are doing this for showing off." He asks: What is the solution for a matter like this?
Answer:
Leave it, leave it. Pray, rely on Allah, pray, and seek refuge in Allah from Satan. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن مكايده ومصايده ما فتن به عشاق الصور — islamhouse.com (1:07:15)
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