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2919. Uqbah bin 'Āmir narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "The one who recites the Qur'an aloud is like the one who
gives charity publicly, and the one who recites the Qur'an quietly is like the one who gives charity secretly." (Hasan)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Gharīb. The meaning of this Hadīth is that the one who is quiet with his recitation of the Qur'an is better than the one who is loud with his recitation of the Qur'an, because secret charity is more virtuous according to the people of knowledge than public charity. The meaning of this, according to the people of knowledge, is only for the sake of keeping a man safe from arrogance, because it is not feared that the one who does his deeds in secret would suffer from arrogance, as it is feared he would when doing so publicly.
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If recitation aloud and giving of charity openly poses the danger of doing so for the sake of showing off or for pride, then it is better to perform these deeds secretly; where there is no risk of showing off and it is rather a source of urging others for it, performing it then publicly is better. The risk of showing off or having pride is involved in both the obligatory and voluntary charity.
