Leaving voluntary worship 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 leaving an act of worship on the grounds of fear of showing off, when it is a voluntary act?
Answer:
This is from Shaytan. Do not leave an act of worship out of fear of showing off. There is a report that working for the sake of people is shirk (associating partners with Allah), and leaving work for the sake of people is shirk, and safety is that Allah keeps you safe from both. So work. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is the ruling on leaving an act of worship on the grounds of fear of showing off, when it is a voluntary act?
Answer:
This is from Shaytan. Do not leave an act of worship out of fear of showing off. There is a report that working for the sake of people is shirk (associating partners with Allah), and leaving work for the sake of people is shirk, and safety is that Allah keeps you safe from both. So work. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب في غير أولي الإربة — islamhouse.com (59:42)
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