Today's verse

بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيْم

Chapter 107
ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟْﻤَﺎﻋُﻮﻥَ
Sūrat al-Ma'un

The Small Kindnesses
Or Neighbourly Needs

Verse 5

Arabic

ﺍﻟَّﺬِﻳﻦَ ﻫُﻢْ ﻳُﺮَﺍﺀُﻭﻥ

Transliteration:

Alladhiina hum yuraa uuun.

Meaning:

6. Those who do good deeds only to be seen,
Tafsir

Allah says here,

﴿ﺍﻟَّﺬِﻳﻦَ ﻫُﻢْ ﻳُﺮَﺁﺀُﻭﻥَ ﴾

(Those who do good deeds only to be seen,)

Imam Ahmad recorded from `Amr bin Murrah that he said, "We were sitting with Abu `Ubaydah when the people mentioned
showing-off. A man known as Abu Yazid said, "I heard `Abdullah bin `Amr saying that the Messenger of Allah said,

‏« ﻣَﻦْ ﺳَﻤَّﻊَ ﺍﻟﻨَّﺎﺱَ ﺑِﻌَﻤَﻠِﻪِ، ﺳَﻤَّﻊَ ﺍﻟﻠﻪُ ﺑِﻪِ ﺳَﺎﻣِﻊَ
ﺧَﻠْﻘِﻪِ، ﻭَﺣَﻘَّﺮَﻩُ ﻭَﺻَﻐَّﺮَﻩ‏»

(Whoever tries to make the people hear of his deed, Allah, the One Who hears His creation, will hear it and make him
despised and degraded.)''

from what is related to his
statement,

﴿ﺍﻟَّﺬِﻳﻦَ ﻫُﻢْ ﻳُﺮَﺁﺀُﻭﻥَ ﴾

(Those who do good deeds only to be seen.) is that whoever does a deed solely for Allah, but the people come to know
about it, and he is pleased with that, then this is not
considered showing off.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir