Leaving off righteous deeds out of fear of showing off
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is the ruling on one who leaves off a righteous deed out of fear of showing off in worship (riya')?
Answer:
This is not permissible. Leaving off a deed for the sake of people is shirk (associating partners with Allah). The Salaf (the earliest generations) said: Leaving off a deed for the sake of people is shirk, and doing a deed for the sake of people is shirk, and safety is that Allah keeps you safe from both.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is the ruling on one who leaves off a righteous deed out of fear of showing off in worship (riya')?
Answer:
This is not permissible. Leaving off a deed for the sake of people is shirk (associating partners with Allah). The Salaf (the earliest generations) said: Leaving off a deed for the sake of people is shirk, and doing a deed for the sake of people is shirk, and safety is that Allah keeps you safe from both.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل ثم جرى الأمر على السداد والاستقامة والأمة واحدة والدين واحد والمعبود واحد — islamhouse.com (1:10:07)
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