Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 449-3b

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"On the authority of 'Abd al-Wahhab ibn 'Ata al-Khaffaf, who said: Al-Kalbi was asked, while I was present, about the saying of Allah, the Exalted: {So whoever hopes for the meeting with his Lord, let him do righteous work and not associate anyone in the worship of his Lord} [Quran 18:110]. He said: Abu Salih narrated to us, from 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Ghunm, that he was in the Mosque of Damascus with a group of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ, among whom was Mu'adh ibn Jabal. 'Abd al-Rahman said: O people, indeed the thing I fear most for you is hidden shirk. Mu'adh ibn Jabal said: O Allah, forgive us! Did you not hear the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say when he bade us farewell: Indeed, Shaytan has despaired of being worshipped in this island of yours, but he is obeyed in what you consider trivial among your deeds, and he is content with that. 'Abd al-Rahman said: I adjure you by Allah, O Mu'adh, did you not hear the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Whoever fasts for show has committed shirk, whoever gives charity for show has committed shirk, and whoever prays for show has committed shirk? Mu'adh said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited this verse: {So whoever hopes for the meeting with his Lord}, it was hard on the people and weighed heavily on them. So the Prophet ﷺ said: Shall I not relieve you of it? They said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah. He said: Allah relieves you of worry and harm. He then said, like the verse in Ar-Rum: {And what you give in riba to increase the wealth of people will not increase with Allah} [Quran 30:39]. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Whoever does a deed for show, it is not recorded for him nor against him."

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