Your weeping is a favor from Allah

Question: When I perform enjoining good and forbidding evil in front of people, I feel an unusual sense of awe, especially when I am with those whom I have counseled. Sometimes I weep out of fear of Allah, unlike when I am alone. Is this considered showing off (riya') or hypocrisy (nifaq)? And am I to leave off enjoining good and forbidding evil out of fear of showing off and frustration with the work? S. F.

Answer: You must strive in calling to Allah and enjoining good and forbidding evil, and you must not leave that off, for Satan loves for you to leave it off. He may make it seem to you that your work is for the sake of people praising you. So fear Allah, call to Allah, strive for sincerity, and ask your Lord to help you. Say: And do not obey Satan in that. Your awe and weeping, if it is not with the intention or goal of gaining what people give you, then it is a favor from Allah. And Allah knows best.