A man performs voluntary prayers, and when he sees someone watching him, he rejoices in that observation. Is this a type of showing off?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man performs voluntary prayers in a secluded place to avoid showing off, but if someone sees him, he rejoices in that observation. Is this joy a type of showing off?
Answer:
It is a type of showing off. He must return to sincerity. A person is human and knows these things. If something like this happens to him, he should return to sincerity and abandon the love of appearing before people.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man performs voluntary prayers in a secluded place to avoid showing off, but if someone sees him, he rejoices in that observation. Is this joy a type of showing off?
Answer:
It is a type of showing off. He must return to sincerity. A person is human and knows these things. If something like this happens to him, he should return to sincerity and abandon the love of appearing before people.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [361 /641] رجل يؤدي النوافل فإذا شاهده أحد فرح بتلك المشاهدة فهل هذا نوع من الرياء؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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