Leaving off righteous deeds out of fear of showing off
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Some people leave off righteous deeds out of fear of showing off (riya'), such as leaving off the regular voluntary prayers (rawatib) in the mosque out of fear of showing off. He asks: What is the ruling
Answer:
This is a whisper from Satan. Leaving off a deed for the sake of people is shirk (associating partners with Allah). And doing a deed for the sake of people is shirk. And the well-being is that Allah protects you from both. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Some people leave off righteous deeds out of fear of showing off (riya'), such as leaving off the regular voluntary prayers (rawatib) in the mosque out of fear of showing off. He asks: What is the ruling
Answer:
This is a whisper from Satan. Leaving off a deed for the sake of people is shirk (associating partners with Allah). And doing a deed for the sake of people is shirk. And the well-being is that Allah protects you from both. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 108 من 108/شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/الشحوم/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:02:08)
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