Obstention Invalidates Worship
Muslim Jurists affirm unanimously that ostentation invalidates the
worship.Thereisnodifferenceintherulewhethersuchastateofosten-
tationoccursinthefirstoftheritual,inthe middleorinanypartofit.
Likewise,ostentationinvalidatestheritesevenifitisintended insome
partsthatareoutoftheobligatoryritual.Forinstance,theprayerisin-
valid whenthe performer shows off by joining a collective prayer, or
choosing a definite mosque, imam, time or place..
TheactualworshipisengagedinthesinceritytoGod. Whenostenta-
tion occurs, the rituals will be invalid and should be repeated.