Informing one's father of one's good deeds and showing off
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it considered showing off (riya') if a son informs his father of his good deeds, such as his memorization of part of the Qur'an or his standing in night prayer?
Answer:
He is giving him good news with this. The chapter of good news. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it considered showing off (riya') if a son informs his father of his good deeds, such as his memorization of part of the Qur'an or his standing in night prayer?
Answer:
He is giving him good news with this. The chapter of good news. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب العتق — islamhouse.com (1:00:24)
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