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volume 16, page 500: To unnecessarily suspect [without Shar’ī reason] any Muslim of intending to show off is also Ḥarām.’
2. Someone asked A’lā Ḥaḍrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه that a man attempted to build a Masjid by donating money and he wants his name to be engraved into a stone, is this permissible or not according to Sharī’aĥ? He gave the following reply: ‘The ruling about engraving one’s name onto a stone varies depending on one’s intention. If he does it for fame then he is showing off and this is cursed and Ḥarām but if his intention is that Muslims will pray for him for as long as his name remains there then there is nothing wrong with this, and we should assume the best regarding any Muslim as far as possible.’ (Fatāwā Razawiyyaĥ, vol. 23, pp. 389)
3. Someone asked that if an Imām usually gets the Maghrib Ażān done late but in the presence of his Pīr (spiritual guide) he gets it done earlier to show him and whilst leading congregational Ṣalāĥ he performs Rukū’ and Sujūd longer than usual then is this a sign of being a show off and a deceiver? A’lā Ḥaḍrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه gave the following response: ‘An unnecessary delay without Shar’ī reason in the Maghrib Ażān is against the Sunnaĥ, but having it done quickly in front of his Pīr does not necessarily mean that he was showing off, in fact it could be that he avoided the missing of that Sunnaĥ due to fear or consideration of his Pīr. Prolonging Rukū’ and Sujūd in presence of his Pīr is not either definite proof of showing off or deceit. It is possible that he experienced a spiritual effect due to his Pīr’s presence. It is Wājib to assume the best regarding a Muslim’s acts as much as possible and evil-suspicion is no less Ḥarām than showing off. However, if he delays his Rukū’ and Sujūd so much that it exceeds the Sunnaĥ duration and causes difficulty
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