The Confusion Of Riya
@Irfan76 yes sir i understand, there’s no single ruling when. But even if someone leaves to do a voluntary act that he intended before, to have fun with someone, or because someone is waiting for him and then they would go somewhere. How can it be Shirk? And i understand that doing something of worship for people, is actually RiyaKari and shirk because someone else is being given the right that is only of Allah. But deciding to leave an act of worship especially voluntarily for people (someone waiting, and they would feel bad if they get to know i kept them waiting long to do my voluntary acts of worship. Or just because i want to spend time with them). Since when and how can “leaving an act of worship” become an exclusive right of Allah. The way scholars say that leaving an act of worship for fear of people is also Riya/Shirk. And all the teachers only quoted one scholar that is Fudayl ibn Iyaad. I mean i can’t understand neither comprehend that how is that a shirk and RiyaKari as they stated, when nothing that is exclusive a right of Allah, is given to someone else. So sir before it was easy to comprehend and understand Riyakari (shirk) because the principles were clear. But now after hearing that even leaving things of worship for people is also RiyaKari, i am utterly confused, because neither can I relate the principle of it with shirk, nor it’s applications. (Maybe possibly they were talking in a general way that as we say in English. That show off in worldly blessings is also Show off. And show off in prayer is also Show off. Since the word for show off in Arabic is Riya. Then the just said it linguistically that one Riya is just Riya (worldly blessings like money) and other case of Riya is Riya+Shirk (like showing off in prayers). Just as we say in English that he is showing off his money and car and watch, we do not say the he’s doing Shirk, we just say it’s a mere show off that may bring other bad feelings.)