I hope none of you came to this thread hoping to learn how to show off!
This is an article by Shaykh Salmaan ibn Fahd al-'Awdah..
I'll list the 20 ways and add descriptions for some, and give the link for the full article:
1. Publicizing one’s good deeds Some people go around intentionally taking about the things they have done, boasting about their virtues. They cannot sit with others without saying: “I did this and I did that… I spent so much in charity.” Sometimes they can be a bit more subtle, like saying:“Actually, I cannot stay up in prayer at night more than two hours…” or: “Unfortunately, I cannot cope with fasting every day, so I must suffice with fasting on Mondays and Thursdays…”In this way, they want to show others just how much they are praying and fasting.
2. Making false claims 3. Becoming a show off after having been sincere 4. Abandoning deeds because of the people 5. Making worship noticeable in a subtle way
6. Conspicuous humility: A person might make a show of deprecating himself, stating all the time how deficient he is. He says how he does no good works and how his deeds are not enough. All he means by all this is to make a display of his humility.
7. Bringing attention to the faults of others 8. Safeguarding one’s status and reputation 9. Speaking about matters in a way that alludes to the idea that one is engaged in them 10. Putting oneself on a pedestal 11. Refuting the people of knowledge
12. Seeking knowledge to acquire fame A person may be incited by Satan to seek religious knowledge and to study it extensively with the sole purpose of becoming a muftî who people will come to with their questions, or a scholar whose name will go down in history, or maybe an Islamic activist who people will rally around.
13. Feigning humility Satan may incite a person to make a pretentious show of modesty and humbleness. He will clasp his hands together, raise his shoulders, and lower his head in an insincere and inordinate display of submissiveness. Often the behaviors exhibited in these displays go against the Sunnah of Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him).`Abd Allah al-Qurashî relates that `Umar b. al-Khattâb once saw a young man lowering his head in prayer. `Umar said to him: “Raise your head. Humbleness does not increase on what is actually in the heart. Whenever people make their humbleness visible, they are just making a visible display of hypocrisy. (Al-Daynûrî, al-Majâlisah (1692, 3434).) 14. Overemphasizing certain conspicuous works, even to the point of going against the Sunnah 15. Making a show of religious zeal 16. Conspicuously neglecting one’s outward appearance 17. Making a display of lowering one’s gaze 18. Abandoning one’s worship from fear of falling into hypocrisy 19. Withdrawing from the company of others and going into seclusion 20. Being deceived by some fleeting act of devotion You can read the full article here.
So... Are you a show off?! (You don't have to answer that).
18. Abandoning one’s worship from fear of falling into hypocrisy: Among the most serious of problems is when Satan fools somebody into abandoning his worship of Allah to avoid being a hypocrite or being called one. Take, for example, a reciter of the Qur’ân, a teacher, or an Islamic worker who falls into some unseen sinful acts on some occasions, like looking at someone unlawfully. Such a person should repent to Allah and try to avoid falling into the sin again. Satan, though, does not give up that easy. He suggests to that person that he is a hypocrite, since he presents an image of piety to the people but commits sins in secret. Now, Satan is not going to suggest as a solution tha t the person should strive to overcome his sins and rectify himself. Instead, Satan encourages him to give up the good works that he is doing and to forsake the company of righteous people. He encourages him to give up teaching others and leading prayers. His argument is that it is not fitting for that individual to do such outwardly good deeds while sinning inwardly. Satan may say to him something like: “If the people know what you do when you are alone, they would spit in your face and avoid you like the plague.” Satan keeps at him like this until he gives up doing any good deeds. Allah says: “And establish regular prayers at the two ends of the day and at the approaches of the night. Indeed, good works remove evil deeds. This is a reminder for those who are mindful.” [Sûrah Hûd: 114]
19. Withdrawing from the company of others and going into seclusion: A person may turn away from the company of his fellow men and eschew their company because he thinks he is better than they are. If he had, on the other hand, decided to avoid others so they could be safe from his harm and abuse, he may have had a point. This is what Imam Ahmad did when he limited his interactions with others at the end of his life. People said to him: “O Imam! It is being said that you are renouncing the company of others.” Imam Ahmad replied: “Who am I to renounce other people? Quite the contrary, it is the people who are renouncing my company.” It is wrong to renounce the company of people out of a sense of superiority to them. This is nothing but pride and arrogance. It is a way of praising oneself. In a hadîth it is related: “Whoever says: ‘The people are in ruination!’ is the most ruined of the lot." Sahîh Muslim (2623)
AsalaamuAlaykum,
Bismillah, Hope your in the highest level of health & Iman,
I hope none of you came to this thread hoping to learn how to show off!
Ahem Nah course not *looks cautiasly around and tries to maintain her cool*...Das the only reason I did come here for...*eyes rolly*...Nah jowking, Informative post, Allah reward you! BarakAllahu feekhum akhi...
Wa'AlaykumAsalaam
fi amanAllah x
Ya Muslimeen
Ya Mu’meneen
Open up your eyes
Aim for the ultimate prize
Which is paradise
Allah’s laws
By definition has no flaw
So why do we pause?
Tell me what’s the cause
Hold your applause
Takbir!!!!!
Allahu Akbar
Shukran for sharing bro..something we need to look out.....
All i hope is for my mums happiness.Shes my light.Shes my dunya.Her tears are my weakness.Her sadness breaks my heart.She is my mirror.A mirror that keeps me alive.Without her am nothing.shes my saaya.How can i leave her.I pray to Allah(swt) to keep me with her forever inshAllah.
Wow reading that just goes to show how easy it is to show off, even sometimes without intending to show off we can fall into these traps without even realising.
n I dont get the leave the company of someone what if the people are bad, not that your better but you notice that when ur with them you do haram stuff but when ur not then u are not as bad
The path is long but I hope we meet,
After the grave and the Day, in paradise in bliss upon a reclined seat.
A traveler traveling - travelled from shirk to tawheed,
If I'm remembered for anything - let it be the Mercy I seek.
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