Gathered by Abu Mardiy Kewdirôrun At-thaqoofiy

Praise be to Allaah and blessings of Allaah be upon His Messenger and Chosen Prophet.
It should be noted that the Shaytaan is keen to make the Muslim fall into one of two things: either to make him do a good deed in order to show off and for the sake of his reputation, and not sincerely for the sake of Allaah, or to make him refrain from doing the good deed altogether.

The Muslim who is sincere in his intention will not pay any attention to the whispers that the Shaytaan tries to impart to him concerning his action, or his suggestion that it is not for the sake of Allaah.
He will not pay attention to the whispers of the Shaytaan suggesting that he should refrain from doing the good deed for fear of showing off.
The sincere heart is equally at ease both when doing good deeds in secret and when doing good deeds openly.

Do not forego doing good deeds for fear of showing off, because this is one of the tricks that the Shaytaan uses to weaken people’s resolve and stop them from doing things that Allaah loves and is pleased with.
This is one of the traps of the Shaytaan, by means of which he prevents people from calling others to Allaah and from enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil.
One of the ways in which he does this is to make them think that this is showing off, or that people will think that it is showing off.

You should not pay any attention to that, rather what you should do is go ahead and advise your sisters and brothers in faith, if you see them falling short in any duty or committing haraam (impermissible) actions such as gossiping, setting people against one another, or not covering in front of men.

Do not be afraid of showing off, rather do it solely for the sake of Allaah, be sincere in your intention and receive glad tiding of goodness.
Undoubtedly showing off is shirk (a form of disbelief) and is not permissible, but it is not permissible for a believing man or woman to refrain from doing something that Allaah has enjoined, such as calling people to Him or enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil, for fear of showing off.

Ignore the tricks and whispers of the Shaytaan, Allaah knows what is in your heart, your intention and your sincerity towards Him and your sincerity towards His slaves.
May Almighty Allaah make our intentions right and accept our deeds as an act of worship.