Leaving off the opening recitation behind the imam out of fear of showing off
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Sometimes I tell myself that it is better not to recite the opening surah behind this imam, out of fear of showing off, so that people do not say that I have memorized the Qur'an.
Answer:
This is from Shaytan. This is a whisper from Shaytan. You leave off a righteous deed out of fear of showing off. This is not permissible. It is a whisper from Shaytan. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Sometimes I tell myself that it is better not to recite the opening surah behind this imam, out of fear of showing off, so that people do not say that I have memorized the Qur'an.
Answer:
This is from Shaytan. This is a whisper from Shaytan. You leave off a righteous deed out of fear of showing off. This is not permissible. It is a whisper from Shaytan. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب البكاء في الصلاة من خشية الله - تعالى - — islamhouse.com (1:07:55)
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