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Riya kari | Showing Off
Note: This glossary consists of only an introductory explanation to Islamic terms. For thorough understanding, please consult some Sunnī scholar.
Du’ā [دُعَا]: Supplication
Farḍ [فَرۡض]: It is an obligation without performing which one cannot be freed from duty and if some act is Farḍ in worship, the worship will not be accomplished without performing that act. Not performing a Farḍ deliberately is a grave sin.
Ghusl [غُسۡل]: Ritual bath
Ḥājī [حَاجِي]: One who has performed Hajj
Ḥalāl [حَلَال]: Lawful (by Sharī’aĥ)
Ḥarām [حَرَام]: It is opposite of Farḍ; committing it deliberately even once is a grave sin.
Imām [اِمَام]: A Muslim who leads others in congregational Ṣalāĥ.
Īṣāl-e-Šawāb [اِيۡصَالِ ثَوَاب]: Īṣāl-e-Šawāb refers to the act of spiritually donating the reward of virtuous deeds to the Muslims. Īṣāl-e-Šawāb may be made to all deceased and living male and female Muslims including even Muslim jinns. See its detailed method in the booklet ‘Method of Fātiḥaĥ’ published by Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ.
Kanz-ul-Īmān [كَنۡزُالۡاِيۡمَان]: Name of the Urdu translation of the Holy Quran by Imām-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnat, Al-Ḥāj, Al-Ḥāfiẓ, Al-Qārī Imām Aḥmad Razā Khān عَـلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ الـرَّحْمٰن.
Makrūĥ [مَكۡرُوۡه]: Disliked
BOOK TOPIC
BOOK TOPIC
- Showing Off
- Closeness of Beloved Mustafa صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- End of people who showed off
- Beg for sincerity
- O sincerity! Where are you?
- True success
- Gaining knowledge about showing off is Farḍ
- What is showing off?
- Levels of showing off
- Save yourselves from showing off
- 5 Sayings of Mustafa صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم regarding showing off being minor polytheism
- Madanī pearls
- The foolishness of a show off
- 22 Destructions of showing off
- 1. A good deed gets wasted
- 2. Friends of Satan
- 3. The valley of Hell that will be the destination of those who show off
- 4. Deeds will go to waste
- 5. The regret of show off
- 6. Deeds rejected
- 7. The four names of a show off
- 8. Even Hell seeks protection
- 9. Punishment of embarrassment
- 10. Paradise is Ḥarām for a show off
- 11. Will not even smell the fragrance of Paradise
- 12. A criminal who insults his Creator
- 13. Cursed in the earth and sky
- 14. Final abode of show offs
- 15. Deprivation from the mercy of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
- 16. The one who displeases his Creator عَزَّوَجَلَّ
- 17. The consequence of learning knowledge to attain wealth
- 18. Facing embarrassment on the Day of Judgement
- 19. Deeds will be rejected
- 20. Consequence of a show off Qārī
- 21. Seek your reward from whoever you acted for
- 22. A show off has no share in the afterlife
- What will become of us?
- The lightest punishment of Hell
- Our sensitive body
- How is it to label someone a show off?
- Three legal [Shar’ī] rulings regarding intention
- Remained deprived of crying for one year
- Do not be suspicious
- O show off!
- How does a person show off?
- 15 Examples of showing off with the tongue
- 15 Examples of showing off in actions
- Method of eating less amongst other people
- Can I read two couplets for blessings?
- In what things does a person show off?
- 1. Showing off in faith
- 2. Showing off in worldly matters
- Our Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم combed his blessed hair
- 3. Showing off in worship
- i). Showing off in its fulfilment
- ii). Showing off in attributes
- Pure showing off and mixed showing off
- How is it to take a wage for religious services?
- Will the wage recipient get any Šawāb (reward)?
- One case in which a wage taker can get reward
- Easy method for obtaining reward
- Do not use religion for worldly livelihood
- The consequence of the one who pursued worldly profit through religion
- Correct your intention before any worship
- Waiting for the intention to be correct
- A satanic whisper and its solution
- Copying good people is also good
- Parable
- Showing off during worship
- Revealing your good deeds
- 2 Conditions for revealing your worship to inspire others
- The share of sincere people
- Method of recognising the traps of the Nafs and Satan
- Hide your good deeds
- Avoiding showing off is harder than doing a deed
- What is ‘Taḥdīš-e-Na’mat’?
- Look at your heart 101 times
- Were your needs not fulfilled!
- Do not suffer loss
- Allah’s sincere bondmen
- Feeling happy when you are praised!
- Tremble for fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ!
- Training ground for showing off
- Showing off even in avoiding sins
- Sign of sincerity
- How is it to leave worship due to fear of showing off?
- Just the thought of showing off is not a sin
- Make Satan fail
- Will we save ourselves from Satan if we stop our good deeds?
- Example of a person who discontinues good deed for fear of showing off
- What will people say?
- Signs of a show off
- We are not showing off are we?
- Repent of showing off
- Blessing of repenting of showing off
- Cure the disease of showing off
- Do not despair
- Do not be afraid of difficulty
- 10 Cures for showing off
- First cure
- Ask Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ for help
- Second cure
- Focus on the harm of showing off
- Example of a show off
- Third cure
- Eliminate the causes
- How to control desire for praise?
- 5 Disadvantages of desiring fame
- Reflect (do Fikr-e-Madīnaĥ)
- Liking false praise is Ḥarām
- When is it recommended to like being praised?
- How do we cure the fear of public criticism?
- How do we cure our greed for fortune?
- Save yourself from loving this world
- Fourth cure
- Be sincere
- 6 Excellences of sincerity
- Example of a sincere Muslim
- Who is sincere?
- The pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ is the greatest of all blessings
- Fifth cure
- Guard your intentions
- What is intention?
- More intentions, more rewards
- Before donating think about your intention
- Make good intentions before every deed
- 7 Merits of good intentions
- Reward according to intention
- Being beaten is easier than making good intentions
- Reward for holy war
- Sincerity in an intention
- Make intentions for good deeds
- Sixth cure
- Save yourself from satanic whispers during worship
- If satanic whispers still remain despite trying?
- Seventh cure
- Act equally whether in private or public
- Eighth cure
- Hide your good deeds
- The strongest creation
- Secret deeds are better
- The statement of Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
- Sayings of saints
- Parable
- Do not ask about fasting
- A fasting person should answer if he is questioned
- The worst show off
- Ninth cure
- Adopt good company
- The Madanī environment of Dawat-e-Islami
- By the grace of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ I changed
- Madanī In’āmāt
- Great news for those who practice Madanī In’āmāt
- Tenth cure
- Make a habit of recitations (Awrād-o-Waẓāif)
- What if the problem remains despite treatment?
- Conclusion
- 21 Parables
- 1. Result of sincerity
- 2. I do not find my intention present
- 3. Continuous fasting for forty years
- 4. The slave who hid his good deeds
- 5. Forgiving for the sake of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
- 6. Why did his Nafs dislike his mother’s instruction?
- 7. Why did I feel regret for not making it to the first row?
- 8. Seller of sincerity
- A few satanic tricks for destroying preachers
- Touched a nerve
- The thief of the heart got caught
- Become an example of total humility
- When the saints were invited they turned up unhesitatingly
- 9. I wore this garment for the pleasure of Allah D
- 10. Recompense for a good deed
- 11. Divine reward is enough
- 12. Evil of sins
- 13. The fruit of a good intention and the harm of a bad intention
- 14. Analysing a conversation
- 15. Who paid my debt?
- 16. Do not make my name apparent
- 17. His generosity was discovered after his demise
- 18. Who shall I show off for?
- 19. We do not sell Ta’wīz here
- 20. I do not sell knowledge
- 21. I cannot sell admiration
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