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Riya kari | Showing Off
It is possible to show off in worship in two ways: (i) Showing off in its fulfilment. (ii) Showing off in its attributes.
i). Showing off in its fulfilment
This is for a person to worship when other people are watching him but if no one sees him then he does not worship. For example, if he offers Ṣalāĥ when other people are watching but not when he is alone, or if he fasts when other people are watching but not when alone, or if he attends Ṣalāt-ul-Jumu’aĥ, or treats his relatives well due to fear of people, then this person is a show off.
Shar’ī ruling: This man will not receive any reward for his worship, in fact, he is a major sinner and worthy of hellfire. ‘Allāmaĥ ‘Abdul Ghanī Nābulusī عَـلَيْهِ رَحۡمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـهَادِی wrote in Ḥadīqaĥ Nadiyyaĥ: If someone offered Ṣalāĥ in order to show other people then there is no reward for him, instead, he is a sinner because he has sinned and not worshipped. (Al-Ḥadīqa-tun-Nadiyyaĥ, vol. 1, pp. 478 – summarized)
However, his Farḍ of Ṣalāĥ will be fulfilled. Someone asked A’lā Ḥaḍrat, Imām-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnat, reviver of Sunnaĥ, scholar of Sharī’aĥ, Ash-Shāĥ Imām Aḥmad Razā Khān عَـلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ الـرَّحْمٰن whether or not a man who offers Ṣalāĥ or fasts to show off has fulfilled his obligatory duty. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه replied, ‘Fiqĥī Ṣalāĥ and fast will be fulfilled because there was no invalidator (means, act which invalidates Ṣalāĥ or fast), but he will not receive any reward, in fact, he is worthy of hellfire. On the Day of Judgement he will be told: O sinner! O traitor! O loser! O infidel! Your deed is wasted! Seek your reward from whoever you used to act for.’ (Multaqaṭan, Shu’ab-ul-Īmān, vol. 5, pp. 333, Ḥadīš 6831) This very evil is enough for the condemnation of showing off. (Malfūẓāt-e-A’lā Ḥaḍrat, Part 1, pp. 177)
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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