SHOWING-OFF
Showing-off is considered to be from the “concealed shirk”; since
the scholars of this nation have explained the two-fold nature of
shirk as being “apparent shirk” (such as in open and apparent
actions of worshiping idols, tombs, shrines, trees, stones with
regards to slaughtering for them or seeking aid or directing
supplication to them and other than that), and “concealed
shirk” (shirk within the intention of a person, that which resides
in his heart and it is concealed from the people and known to Allah
alone).
The word “Riyaa” (showing-off) in Arabic is derived from the
root word indicating vision or sight, and that is due to the one engaging in it intends that the people see him performing his action, or hear of his actions, in order to obtain their praise or
other than that. Showing-off is from the actions of the hypocrites, Allah stated:
“ ﺇﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺎﻓﻘﻴﻦ ﻳﺨﺎﺩﻋﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻭ ﻫﻮ ﺧﺎﺩﻋﻬﻢ ﻭ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻗﺎﻣﻮﺍ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺼﻼﺓ ﻗﺎﻣﻮﺍ ﻛﺴﺎﻟﻰ
ﻳﺮﺍﺀﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻭ ﻻ ﻳﺬﻛﺮﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺇﻻ ﻗﻠﻴﻼ ”
And Allah has warned those who intend to show-off with their
actions, “ ﻓﻮﻳﻞ ﻟﻠﻤﺼﻠﻴﻦ – ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻫﻢ ﻋﻦ ﺻﻼﺗﻬﻢ ﺳﺎﻫﻮﻥ – ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻫﻢ ﻳﺮﺍﺀﻭﻥ ” And it has been mentioned in a Hadith that Allah will say on the Day of Judgement to those who would show-off with their actions, “Go to those whom you would show-off in front of in the world, do you find any reward from them?”
shirk as being “apparent shirk” (such as in open and apparent
actions of worshiping idols, tombs, shrines, trees, stones with
regards to slaughtering for them or seeking aid or directing
supplication to them and other than that), and “concealed
shirk” (shirk within the intention of a person, that which resides
in his heart and it is concealed from the people and known to Allah
alone).
The word “Riyaa” (showing-off) in Arabic is derived from the
root word indicating vision or sight, and that is due to the one engaging in it intends that the people see him performing his action, or hear of his actions, in order to obtain their praise or
other than that. Showing-off is from the actions of the hypocrites, Allah stated:
“ ﺇﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺎﻓﻘﻴﻦ ﻳﺨﺎﺩﻋﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻭ ﻫﻮ ﺧﺎﺩﻋﻬﻢ ﻭ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻗﺎﻣﻮﺍ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺼﻼﺓ ﻗﺎﻣﻮﺍ ﻛﺴﺎﻟﻰ
ﻳﺮﺍﺀﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻭ ﻻ ﻳﺬﻛﺮﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺇﻻ ﻗﻠﻴﻼ ”
And Allah has warned those who intend to show-off with their
actions, “ ﻓﻮﻳﻞ ﻟﻠﻤﺼﻠﻴﻦ – ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻫﻢ ﻋﻦ ﺻﻼﺗﻬﻢ ﺳﺎﻫﻮﻥ – ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻫﻢ ﻳﺮﺍﺀﻭﻥ ” And it has been mentioned in a Hadith that Allah will say on the Day of Judgement to those who would show-off with their actions, “Go to those whom you would show-off in front of in the world, do you find any reward from them?”
It is therefore incumbent upon the individual to purify his intention for Allah, not that he desires the praise of the people upon his actions or speech, and nor does he desire any worldly gains or
benefits. And as it is well established in the Hadith, “ ﺇﻧﻤﺎ ﺍﻷﻋﻤﺎﻝ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﻴﺎﺕ ”
Indeed actions are in accordance to the intentions. We ask Allah to grant us sincerity in all our actions and to distance us from corrupt intentions.
benefits. And as it is well established in the Hadith, “ ﺇﻧﻤﺎ ﺍﻷﻋﻤﺎﻝ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﻴﺎﺕ ”
Indeed actions are in accordance to the intentions. We ask Allah to grant us sincerity in all our actions and to distance us from corrupt intentions.
[Summarized from Shaikh Saleh al-Fawzaan’s explanation of
Kitab-at-Tawhid]
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