EYE SERVICE

*Eye~service is simply defined as "attendance to duty only when being watched or to seek for people's praises".*

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم

*(A). I have seen people buying sallah RAM for 2 reasons: To be used to CLAIM-LEVEL or for FIGHTING COMPETITION at the same time to PLEASE Allah SWT.*

*(B). I have seen people giving charity bcos others are giving & it will look somehow been seen not giving.*

*(C). I have seen wives pleasing their husbands bcos they want praises and worldly gifts from him,, and the same way husbands treat their wives.. And this is y the so-called "efforts" seizes when the praises EXPECTED refuse to flow🤷🏻‍♂.. Whether ur wives or husband refuse to appreciate or praise ur efforts,, since it is the rewards &Allah's mercy u are working for,, then, u should be seen doing more instead reducing or seizing completely.*

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*Allah SWT withdraw rewards on any act of IBADAH done for HIS sake and people's sake*
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*Majority of UMMAH (Muslims) will on the day of judgement,, find NOTHING {{zero}} in their account of good deeds because of eye-service called Riyaa in Arabic language (show-off).* 😳

🌺 *Yes........ Marriage, Swalat, giving charity, slaughtering of sallah RAM, recitation of the Qur'an etc etc are all acts of IBADAH that should ONLY be done for Allah's sake, and expecting rewards & mercy from Allah SWT.*

🌺 *Riyaa refers to doing things that are pleasing to Allah with the intention of seeking admiration from others.*

🌺 *Riyaa is of many types and forms, its nature and tendency is that it invalidates the actions as stated in the Qur'an and sunnah .*

👉 *Allah, the Most High, says 👉 : Al-Baqara (2:264)*

*TRANSLATION ONLY:*

*"O u who believe! Don't invalidate ur good deeds (charity) Like those who spend from their wealth to be seen by men, and they do not believe in Allah and the Last Day.........[ Al-Qur'an 2 verse 264]*

*The intention in such cases, therefore, is usually to show off one’s good deeds to win praise and admiration of others.. It amounts to practicing virtue out of vanity, with the aim of achieving popularity among people.*

*Riyaa (SHOW-OFF) makes us focus on earning appreciation from people rather than seeking Allah’s favor and acceptance... It makes us focus on people’s appreciation of our virtuous acts, which means we give importance to them (people), and not to Allah the Most Benevolent.*

*Considering the temporary nature of things,, our main concern instead should be on the long-term rewards, and thus to do good to earn Allah’s pleasure because that can benefit us both in this world and the next.*

🤷🏻‍♂ *But Satan knows how easy it is to fill our hearts with vanity and he arouses in us the desire for a good name and reputation, making our deeds fruitless, by distancing us from Allah.*

👉 *The Prophet (SAWS) described Riya’ by giving the example of a person performing prayer for Allah, and improving his rendering of the Swalat when he/she knows that others are watching him.*

👉 *Allah SWT says: Al-Maa'un (107 verse 6)*

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَآءُونَ

*Those who do good deeds only to be seen (show-off)*
       
👉 *The Prophet (SAW) said: "What I fear for you the most is the minor shirk, that is ar-riyaa. Allah will say on the Day of Judgement when He is rewarding the people for their actions: Go to those for whom you did riyaa for in the world then see if you find the reward with them."*
*[Related by Ahmad (5/428, 429)*
   
👉 *Performing worship or a (righteous) deed for worldly reasons is minor Shirk😳. Yes..Any good deed performed with the intention of showing off and pleasing people is not acceptable in Islam.*

👉 *For example, if one reads the Quran craving for people’s admiration for the beautiful recitation and not as a duty to Allah but to impress people falls under the category of showing off, and is considered minor shirk.😳*

👉 *We know that on the Day of Judgment we will be in a desperate need of Allah’s mercy. We can get His mercy on that day by earning it today by focusing to do good deeds only for His sake. Instead, when we do good deeds to seek others’ admiration, Allah will turn us away.*

👉 *The Messenger of Allah, (SAWS) said, "Verily, what I fear most for you is the lesser idolatry.” And he elaborated, “It is showing off. Allah the Exalted will say to them (those who show off), on the Day of Resurrection when the people are being rewarded for their deeds: Go to those whom you wished to show off in the world and look for your reward with them.” (Musnad Ahmad Hadith 23119)*

👉 *We must realize that it cancels out the reward of all our good deeds, and brings the wrath of Allah. No sensible person would like to waste energy doing that which doesn’t bring any reward, and certainly wouldn’t like to invite Allah’s anger. One of the greatest ahadith in this connection is the following (part of the long hadith stated below):*
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*Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated a hadith of the Messenger of Allah (SAWS) that clearly shows how the act of doing things for others can cause some to be enflamed on the Day of Judgment🤷🏻‍♂. One of them, for example, will be a wealthy man who will be brought, and Allah will say to him: “Was I not so generous with you that I did not leave you without any need from anyone?” He will reply: ‘Of course O Lord!’ Allah will ask: “Then what did you do with what I gave to you?” He will say: ‘I would nurture the ties of kinship and give charity.’ Then Allah will say to him: "You have lied. Rather, you wanted it to be said that so-and-so is so generous, and that was said. (meaning that you wanted to get appreciated and that’s what happened.)”*
*(Part of a long adith in Sunan Tirmidhi Vol. 4, Book 10, Hadith 2382). Again, such are the people who according to the prophet (SAW) will face severe punishment in the hereafter.*
           
👉 *CURE FOR (SHOW-OFF) RIYAA*

*To ward off the temptation of EYE~SERVICE (show-off), one should focus on the following:*

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*Remember that ALLAH SWT knows ur intention & is watching u.*

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*Conceal (hide) worship and NOT make a display of it.*

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*Reflecting upon one's own shortcomings & hoping that Allah SWT accept ur acts of IBADAH*

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*Seeking Allah's help in overcoming show-off (Riyaa)*

👉 *Conclusively,, we can memorize a Dua to help us stay away from shirk (with riyaa as example).. The Prophet (SAWS) said: 👉 “O people, beware of this shirk (form of polytheism), for it is more subtle than the footsteps of an ant.” When a person asked, “How can we beware of it when it is more subtle than the footsteps of an ant, O Messenger of Allah?” He said, “Say:*
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*TRANSLITERATION*
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*Allaahumma innee a’oodhu bika min an ushrika bika shai’aun wa ana a’lamu wa astaghfiruka limaa laa a’alamu ”*

*TRANSLATION*
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*O Allah, we seek refuge with You from knowingly associating anything with You, and we seek Your forgiveness for that which we do unknowingly.”*
*(Musnad Ahmad Hadith 19171)*

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