aboomohammad
07-08-2006, 10:52 PM
20 ways to show Off By (PDF)
(Sheikh Salman bin fahad al awdah)
Bismillah.
The greatest honor that Allah has conferre*d upon humanity is our direct accountability to Him, and the highest expression of this accountability is to worship Allah with true sincerity and devotion. Therefore, we shall discuss in this short treatise a great threat to that sincerity. This threat is the human tendency to show off.
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, saying things like: “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:
There is a type of person who likes to boast about things he never did. He may claim that he struggled for Islam with patience and forbearance. He may eve n claim to have suffered persecution and hardships in the path of Allah. If he meets someone who does not know about his past, he goes on to tell him: “I used to do this and I used to say that…”, speaking about a past more embroidered than true.
This person goes on like this in front of others in order to earn a reputation for himself. This behavior is worse than the one we have just gotten through discussing, since it combines between two evils: showing off and lying. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “A person who claims to be given things he has never been given is a double liar.”
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:
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:
13. Feigning humility:
Chapter: The Devil’s deception through false humility, lowering of the head,
and establishing law
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:
Enjoy!
Salams
Aboo mohammad
(Sheikh Salman bin fahad al awdah)
Bismillah.
The greatest honor that Allah has conferre*d upon humanity is our direct accountability to Him, and the highest expression of this accountability is to worship Allah with true sincerity and devotion. Therefore, we shall discuss in this short treatise a great threat to that sincerity. This threat is the human tendency to show off.
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, saying things like: “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:
There is a type of person who likes to boast about things he never did. He may claim that he struggled for Islam with patience and forbearance. He may eve n claim to have suffered persecution and hardships in the path of Allah. If he meets someone who does not know about his past, he goes on to tell him: “I used to do this and I used to say that…”, speaking about a past more embroidered than true.
This person goes on like this in front of others in order to earn a reputation for himself. This behavior is worse than the one we have just gotten through discussing, since it combines between two evils: showing off and lying. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “A person who claims to be given things he has never been given is a double liar.”
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:
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:
13. Feigning humility:
Chapter: The Devil’s deception through false humility, lowering of the head,
and establishing law
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:
Enjoy!
Salams
Aboo mohammad