Q: It is understood that a husband gains happiness seeing his wife engaged in ibaadaat without him telling her to. We learn that all ibaadaat should be done solely and only for Allah Ta'ala.
My question is can one engage in ibaadaat with the hope that her husband will see her and feel happy, will one be sinful or is this against ikhlaas?
A: This is not permissible. It is not permissible for the wife to perform salaah with this intention that when her husband sees her performing salaah, he will become pleased with her.
This is against ikhlaas (sincerity). All ibaadah (acts of worship) should be done solely for the pleasure of Allah Ta‘ala and not for pleasing the husband or anyone else.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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