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"The Hidden Shirk": Developing The Muslim Personality
"The Hidden Shirk": Developing The Muslim Personality
Developing the
Muslim Personality
Presented by
Sister Ameenah
and
Sister Jordan
Developing the
Muslim Personality
“The Hidden Shirk”
I.
What is Riyaa- the Hidden Shirk?
II.
What are the Causes and Symptoms of
Hidden Shirk ?
III.
How we can go about Curing and
Avoiding the Hidden Shirk?
Tawheed is essential to the development
of the Muslim Personality
Tawheed is the belief
in and worship of Tawheed
Allah alone without
partner. Is the
Foundation
of
Opposite of
Islamic
Tawheed is
Belief
Shirk
Shirk: Allah (swt)
refers to the act of tells us in the
assigning partners
to Allah and one of
Quran:
the main ways one
can commit shirk
is through
worship. This form
of shirk occurs “And I created not
when any act of Jinn and Mankind
worship is directed except that they
to other than should worship me”
Allah. (Quran 51:56)
What is Riyya?
The Hidden Shirk?
Definition: Hidden Shirk is the
practice of performing any various
forms of worship in order to be
seen or praised by people.
Shirk
destroys the very purpose
of our
Creation!
The Prophet has told us:
Allah will bring forth the severest Hour, and
“
Punishment
The Prophet has told us,
“Whoever gains knowledge that
should be learnt for the sake of
Allah, (with) the intention of
(benefit in) this world will not even
smell the fragrance of Paradise on
the Day Of Judgment.”
(Abu Dawud vol. 3, p 1039, no 3656 and Ibn
Majah, vol.1, p144 no 252)
Humiliation
“And Al-Muttaqoon ( the
pious and righteous)
will be far removed
from it (Hell). He who
spends his wealth for
increase in self-
purification, And have
in mind no favor from
anyone for which a
reward is expected in
return, Except only the
desire to seek the
Countenance of his
Lord, the Most High;
He surely will be
pleased (when he will
enter Paradise)”
(Quran 92: 17-21)
“And they (the
believers) give
food, despite
their love for it,
to the poor, the
orphan, and the
captive,
(saying), “We
feed you seeking
only the
Blessings of
Allah’s, We
neither wish for
reward, nor
thanks from
you.”
(Quran 76:8-9)
Disease in the Heart
“They try to deceive
Allah and those who
believe, but they
SHIRK
only deceive weakens
themselves and do
not even realize it!
the Eeman
In their hearts is a and takes
disease (of doubt us away
and hypocrisy), and
Allah has increased from
their disease….” Tawheed
(Quran 2:9-10)
In order to protect the heart from the
disease of Hidden Shirk, it is
important to know and understand
the:
….Causes of
....Symptoms of
….Cures for
….how to Avoid
Causes and Symptoms of
Hidden Shirk
There are three
symptoms of riyaa
and it is important
that a believer
avoid all of them:
>1. Love of
The primary cause of
Hidden Shirk is a Praise
weakness in Eemaan. >2. Fear of
When a person does Criticism
not have strong faith in >3. Greed for
Allah, he will prefer the
admiration of people People's
over the pleasure of Possessions
Allah.
Love of Praise
The Prophet said,
“Allah, Most Great and
Glorious said: Pride
is My cloak, and
greatness is My robe,
so whoever competes
with Me, with respect
to either of them, I
shall cast him into
Hell”
(Sahih Muslim, vol. 4 #6349,
Sunan Aboo Dawood, vol. 3
#4079)
• The Love of Praise is dangerous and leads to
one becoming arrogant and boastful.
• The Prophet (saw) said:
“Allah, Most Great and Glorious said:
Pride is My cloak, and greatness is My
robe, so whoever competes with Me,
with respect to either of them, I shall
cast him into Hell”
(Sahih Muslim, vol. 4 #6349, Sunan Aboo Dawood, vol.
3 #4079)
Do not be like the Jews or
Christians
“Do not assume that
those who rejoice in
what they have
done, and love to be
praised for what
they have not done,
think not that they
are absolved from
punishment, (but
rather) for them is
a painful torment.”
(Quran 3:188)
Fear of Criticism
Two Categories:
First category Second Category
describes a person describes a person
who neglects a who obeys certain
commandment of commandments of
Islam, not for the
Allah in order to sake of Allah, but
avoid the criticism because he fears
of his peers. people will look
down on him and
criticize him if he
does not do it.
Pure intentions
can not exist in
the heart of a
believer that
yearns after the
possessions of
others.