Is it obligatory to re-pronounce the Two Testimonies for someone who committed showing off (riyaa'), which is known to be a minor shirk, and is this act considered a major shirk, knowing that repentance has occurred through remorse, seeking forgiveness, and a firm resolve not to return to it?
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Your repentance for feigning prayer actions to deceive others is sufficient by desisting, regretting, and resolving not to return to it. You are not required to re-utter the Two Testimonies (Shahadatayn) because you are judged to be a Muslim, and certainty is not removed by doubt. What you mentioned, that an abundance of minor (polytheism) can lead to major Shirk, is correct.
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