1) How does riyaa affect a believer’s ikhlas when performing deeds of worship?

1. It makes us focus on gaining the admiration and appreciation of people rather than seeking to please Allah.
2. It is always deemed as a time consuming activity.
3. It is always deemed as a costly affair.
4. It makes us lose self confidence and self esteem whilst performing the deeds before others.

2) Select a false statement.

1. One of the conditions for a deed to be acceptable by Allah is that it should be done according to the Shariah.
2. A person is regarded as showing off if they feel happy after doing an act of worship.
3. The praise a believer receives from others, for deeds devoid of riyaa is a portion of the glad tidings for him which he is given in this world.
4. Whoever feels happy because of their good deeds and sad because of their bad deeds, is a believer.

3) Why is riyaa regarded as minor shirk?

1. In riyaa the believer focuses on gaining his own self admiration and pleasing himself rather than others or Allah.
2. In riyaa the believer declares his actions to be that of a demigod.
3. In riyaa the believer focuses on gaining the admiration and appreciation of people rather than Allah.
4. In riyaa the believer literally worships and bows down to people other than Allah.
5. None of the above.

4) Which of the following is a condition for a believer’s deeds to be accepted by Allah?

1. They must be performed with ikhlas.
2. They must be preceded by the correct intention.
3. They must be carried out according to the shariah.
4. All of the above.

5) What will be said to those who had engaged in the act of riyaa on the Day of Judgment?

1. They will be told to go to those to whom they had showed off their deeds to in the dunya, and see if they can find reward from them.
2. They will be told to reenact their deeds before others devoid of riyaa.
3. They will be asked to go to those to whom they had showed off their deeds in the dunya, and apologize to them.
4. None of the above.

6) ‘The best way to avoid riyaa is to stop performing good deeds altogether’.

1. True, since it is better to forgo the pleasure of Allah rather than earn His anger.
2. True, since it saves the believer from a constant fear of riyaa creeping into his good deeds and tarnishing them.
3. False, this thought is a trick of Shaytan.
4. None of the above.