Page 59 - Commonly Disregarded Qur'anic Rulings

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar) 57

NOT SPENDING TO SHOW OFF

Another attitude displeasing to Allah is to turn what was
meant to be an act of worship into showing off. Spending for
the purpose of earning praise or other worldly benefits is an
attitude peculiar to unbelievers and hypocrites, as described
in the Qur’an:

... And [We have prepared a humiliating punish-
ment] also for those who spend their wealth to show
off to people, not believing in Allah and the Last Day.
Anyone who has made satan his comrade, what an
evil comrade he is! (Surat an-Nisa’; 37-38)
While spending for the cause of Allah, a believer should
pay attention not to expect to do anything other than earn-
ing the acceptance of Allah. He must not be vulnerable to
satan’s suggestions like “They should never say that I did not
contribute,” or “They should see I have great fear of Allah,”
or “They should respect and love me more,” and “They
should provide me status and rank” and thereby turn his good
deed into idolatry or shirk, which would endanger his life in
the Hereafter.

AVOIDING IDLE TALK

Idle or empty talk contains no remembrance of Allah, nor
is it aimed at His approval. In other words, it is a type of talk
that is of no benefit to one’s eternal life in the Hereafter.
Although worthless talking inevitably brings trouble to the
soul, ignorant people spend much of their time engaged in it.