Actions by intentions.

Question submitted to the Ulamah the Shaikh, Zayd al-Madkhali ( Hafidhahu Allah):

Noble Shaykh how can believers stay away from show their actions and that people praise him for it , because his worship into something and that can hurt him?

" The actions are based on intentions, therefore he who has been praised by the people for a good deed and he made the action only for to seek the pleasure of Allah , the praise of the people do not hurt him. His praise for him is actually a testimony of them, so this does not hurt. If detects something in his heart with wonder when he is praised by people or when he hears who praise, he turn to Allah azza wa yall and depend on him to say the supplication narrated by the Prophet (Salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam):

"Allaahumma Inni A'udhu Bika An Ushrika Bika Shay-an 'A lamuhu Wa As-tagh-firuka Limaa T'alam"
"Oh Allah, in fact, I seek refuge in you from associate anything to you, being aware of it. And I seek your forgivennes for what you know." 

With the permission of Allah , what is in the heart of the weakness or the amazement will go with the strength of Allah and His power.

 

SOURCE: "al-'Iqdu al-Munaddawdu al-Yadid". PAG.27, QUESTION NUM. 11