Is a suitor's mention to the father of his fiancée that he has memorized the Quran considered showing off, or selling God's verses for a small price?
The young man's self-introduction and his praise of his fiancée's father are not hypocrisy or a seeking of worldly gain through religion. Rather, this is permissible if the intention behind it is sound and not merely boastfulness. Imam Al-Nawawi stated that praising oneself is blameworthy if it is for boasting, but beloved if it contains a religious benefit, such as enjoining good, giving advice, or repelling evil, with the aim that one's words will be accepted. Similarly, it is mentioned in the Fiqh Encyclopedia that a person's self-praise is permissible out of necessity, such as a suitor who wishes to gain acceptance from a family for marriage.
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