One of them wrote a warning about a hidden illness that affects those who undertake judging and calling [people] to the religion, and this illness may afflict a person when he stands in prayer at night or stays late in the mosque.
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
Your Eminence, one of them wrote an advisory article in one of the magazines, warning in it about a hidden illness that affects those who work for Allah the Exalted, such as calling people to Allah, judging, and teaching. He says: This illness may perhaps afflict a person so that he stands for Allah the Exalted at night, or stays late in the mosque for prayer because, for example, he is a judge in the country or a caller to Allah the Exalted. Does this have a basis in the Shari'ah? How does this statement hold up?
The Shaykh : I did not understand?
The questioner : It is possible that some callers to Allah the Exalted may be afflicted with it.
The Shaykh : He sees that...
The questioner : That this is a hidden illness, not showing off, but it is possible that he stands for Allah the Exalted at night, no one seeing him, because he is a caller to Allah or because he is a judge, and his position requires him to do this, or he stays late in the mosque for prayer. It is not showing off, but it becomes this hidden illness. Does this have a basis in the Shari'ah? Has anyone spoken about it?
The Shaykh : His intention is to ward off blame from himself, that this is for worshipping Allah, to ward off blame from himself.
The questioner : And he watches over Allah the Exalted, that this work must be sincere to Allah the Exalted.
The Shaykh : There is no harm in a person being sincere to Allah the Glorious and Mighty in his work, and also wanting to ward off blame from himself.
The questioner : But restricting it to this thing, meaning he stands for Allah the Exalted at night, and this is an illness. How is it?
The Shaykh : Absolutely not an illness. We do not agree with this claimant that it is an illness. We say: The person wants to ward off blame from himself, or wants to train himself for righteous work. Yes.
Although the better thing, although the better thing for a person, if he wants complete sincerity, is not to care about anyone, as long as he is sincere to Allah the Glorious and Mighty. He does not care about anyone. Yes, no, no.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
Your Eminence, one of them wrote an advisory article in one of the magazines, warning in it about a hidden illness that affects those who work for Allah the Exalted, such as calling people to Allah, judging, and teaching. He says: This illness may perhaps afflict a person so that he stands for Allah the Exalted at night, or stays late in the mosque for prayer because, for example, he is a judge in the country or a caller to Allah the Exalted. Does this have a basis in the Shari'ah? How does this statement hold up?
The Shaykh : I did not understand?
The questioner : It is possible that some callers to Allah the Exalted may be afflicted with it.
The Shaykh : He sees that...
The questioner : That this is a hidden illness, not showing off, but it is possible that he stands for Allah the Exalted at night, no one seeing him, because he is a caller to Allah or because he is a judge, and his position requires him to do this, or he stays late in the mosque for prayer. It is not showing off, but it becomes this hidden illness. Does this have a basis in the Shari'ah? Has anyone spoken about it?
The Shaykh : His intention is to ward off blame from himself, that this is for worshipping Allah, to ward off blame from himself.
The questioner : And he watches over Allah the Exalted, that this work must be sincere to Allah the Exalted.
The Shaykh : There is no harm in a person being sincere to Allah the Glorious and Mighty in his work, and also wanting to ward off blame from himself.
The questioner : But restricting it to this thing, meaning he stands for Allah the Exalted at night, and this is an illness. How is it?
The Shaykh : Absolutely not an illness. We do not agree with this claimant that it is an illness. We say: The person wants to ward off blame from himself, or wants to train himself for righteous work. Yes.
Although the better thing, although the better thing for a person, if he wants complete sincerity, is not to care about anyone, as long as he is sincere to Allah the Glorious and Mighty. He does not care about anyone. Yes, no, no.