Riya' That Expels One from the Religion and Minor Riya'
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, is there a major riya' that expels one from Islam?
The Shaykh:
About what?
The questioner:
Is there a major riya' that expels one from the religion of Islam?
The Shaykh:
What do you want?
The questioner:
He asks: Is there a major riya'?
The Shaykh:
The riya' of the hypocrites, the riya' of the hypocrites who have no faith in their hearts at all, and who only perform deeds outwardly in order to please people or to conform to people, this expels one from Islam. As for the person who has faith and religion, but who has developed a love of praise and a love of showing off, this is minor riya' and minor shirk (associating partners with Allah). It does not expel one from Islam, but it invalidates the deed to which it was attached.
Honorable Shaykh, is there a major riya' that expels one from Islam?
The Shaykh:
About what?
The questioner:
Is there a major riya' that expels one from the religion of Islam?
The Shaykh:
What do you want?
The questioner:
He asks: Is there a major riya'?
The Shaykh:
The riya' of the hypocrites, the riya' of the hypocrites who have no faith in their hearts at all, and who only perform deeds outwardly in order to please people or to conform to people, this expels one from Islam. As for the person who has faith and religion, but who has developed a love of praise and a love of showing off, this is minor riya' and minor shirk (associating partners with Allah). It does not expel one from Islam, but it invalidates the deed to which it was attached.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب حد الزاني — islamhouse.com (1:16:33)
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