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Yasir Qadhi

The Flip Side of Riya (Showing Off)

Yasir Qadhi

Muslim Central

Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Islam

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2023

⏱️ 3 minutes

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0:00.0

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0:21.2

The opposite of Riyadh is also a problem and it would not be fair to talk about Riyadh

0:26.3

showing off without talking about the flip side opposite and that is to avoid doing the good deed out of a fear of showing off

0:34.7

So you're at a fundraiser and you want to give

0:39.1

$1,000 then you remember my talk of today and you say no, no, no, let me close this the checkbook and put my pen back

0:46.0

And then all of the Icona guys are gonna come to me say share what did you do you ruined the whole fundraiser?

0:50.0

They didn't want to give anything so I have to put this disclaimer on as well and that is

0:56.1

If you were to

0:57.7

Want to write a check you wanted to write that donation you wanted to give do something good and then you realize

1:03.6

Oh my god, I might be showing off and then you close the checkbook or you sit down and don't pray or you don't build a message

1:09.6

You know what in the end? Shaitan has won

1:12.4

Because you didn't do the good deed and that's the goal of Shaitan that you don't do the good deed

1:17.1

And the opposite of Riyadh is its own type of failure. We don't call it Riyadh

1:22.0

But it is a failure Shaitan wins in the end of the day because you didn't do the good deed

1:28.4

The believer does not shy away from this battle against Shaitan

1:32.7

The believer is always going to be battling Shaitan

1:36.0

So when you feel a little bit of showing off coming in

1:40.4

Realize you're not alone. I feel it you feel it everybody feels it all the time

1:44.2

It's human nature to feel it

1:46.4

It is as inconspicuous as an ant crawling on a stone as the process of them said

1:52.1

What is the solution get rid of it cleanse it

1:54.8

Don't sit down and say oh, I can't do anything. I'm scared of showing off

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