What is the Ruling Upon ar-Riyaa (Showing off)? Question: What is the ruling on ar-Riyaa (Showing off)? Answer: ar-Riyaa is from the lesser Shirk, because the person associates within his worship other than Allaah. And it can lead to the greater major Shirk. Ibnul Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy upon him) gave the example of the lessor Shirk being a slight showing off this is an indication that a great amount of showing off leads to the greater major Shirk. Allaah (The Most High) said: قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوحَى إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَا إِلَهُكُمْ إِلَهٌ وَاحِدٌ فَمَن كَانَ يَرْجُو لِقَاء رَبِّهِ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِ أَحَدًا {Say (O Muhammad): I am only a man like you. It has been inspired to me that your God is One God (i.e. Allah). So whoever hopes for the Meeting with his Lord, let him work righteousness and associate none as a partner in the worship of his Lord.} [Kahf 18:110] So the righteous action is that which is correct and sincere, and sincere [worship] is that by way of which Allaahs Face is intended. And correct [worship] is that which is [in accordance] to the legislation (Shareeah) of Allaah. So that which is intended for other than Allaah then it is not righteous, and that which is not in accordance to the legislation of Allaah is not righteous. And it is rejected for the one who performs it due to the saying of the Prophet, مَن عَمِلَ عَمَلًا لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرُنَا فَهُوَ رَدٌّ Whosoever performs an action that has not been legislated by us, then it is be rejected1 And he said, ...إِنَّمَا الْأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ وَإِنَّمَا لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى Indeed actions are based upon intentions; every person will have that which they intended...2 These two Prophetic narrations are the scales of actions. The Hadith regarding the intention is the scale of the inner actions. And the other Hadith is the scale of the outer apparent actions. _______________________________________________ 1 Sahih Muslim 2 Sahih al Bukhari Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-`Uthaymeen Fatawaa al Aqeedah, Maktabatus Sunnah 1996, Page 200 Translated by Abu Maryam Taariq bin Ali fatwaislam/fis/index.cfm?scn=fd&ID=1394
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