“…Do not worship except Allah…”
The greatest major sin is to associate others with Allah, the Exalted. This has been confirmed by the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, in a Hadith found in Sahih Bukhari, number 6273. Polytheism can be classified as greater and minor. The greater type is when one worships more than one God. If a person dies in this state they will not be forgiven. Chapter 4 An Nisa, verse 48:
“Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him…”
The minor type is when one shows off their actions. This has been confirmed in in many Hadiths such as the one found in Sunan Ibn Majah, number 3989. On Judgment Day those who performed deeds to please others besides Allah, the Exalted, will be commanded to gain their reward from them which will not be possible. This is confirmed in a Hadith found in Jami At Tirmidhi, number 3154.
If the Devil cannot prevent one from performing righteous deeds he will attempt to corrupt their intention thereby destroying their reward. If he cannot corrupt their intention in an obvious way he tries to corrupt it through subtle ways. This includes when people subtly show off their righteous deeds to others. Sometimes it is so subtle that the person themself are not fully aware of what they are doing. As gaining and acting on knowledge is a duty on all, according to a Hadith found in Sunan Ibn Majah, number 224, claiming ignorance will not be accepted by Allah, the Exalted, on Judgment Day.
Subtly showing off often occurs through social media and one’s speech. For example, a muslim might inform others they are fasting even though no one directly asked them if they were fasting. Another example is when one publically recites the Holy Quran from memory in front of others thereby showing others they have memorized the Holy Quran. Even criticizing oneself publically can be considered showing off one’s humility to others.
To conclude, showing off subtly destroys a muslim’s reward and must be avoided in order to safeguard their righteous deeds. This is only possible by learning and acting on Islamic knowledge, such as how to safeguard one’s speech.
Al Fatihah to Baqarah V1-220 Complete Free eBook: READ
PodTafseer Complete Series Free eBooks: READ
Anonymously Follow WhatsApp Channel for Daily Blogs, eBooks, Pics and Podcasts: FOLLOW
Over 400 Free eBooks on Good Character: https://shaykhpod.com/books/
Daily Blogs: https://shaykhpod.com/blogs/
Pics: https://shaykhpod.com/pics/
General Podcasts: https://shaykhpod.com/general-podcasts/
PodWoman: https://shaykhpod.com/podwoman/
PodKid: https://shaykhpod.com/podkid/
Urdu Podcasts: https://shaykhpod.com/urdu-podcasts/
Live Podcasts: https://shaykhpod.com/live/
Subscribe to Receive Daily Blogs & Updates Via Email: https://shaykhpod.com/subscribe
#Allah #ShaykhPod #Islam #Quran #Hadith #Charity #ProphetMuhammad #Sunnah #Piety #Taqwa #Tafseer
ShaykhPod 