Imam of Mecca's Grand Mosque says seeking divine reward turns permissible habits into worship

Sheikh Maher al-Muaiqly delivered the Friday sermon at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, addressing intention, spending on family, and patience in hardship.

• Al-Muaiqly said that counting one's deeds toward God's reward elevates their status and converts permissible habits into acts of worship.
• He said that spending on one's family, though a religious obligation, earns the reward of charity when the spender seeks it from God.
• He warned that those who spend effort and money on good works can forfeit the reward by seeking people's praise.
• In a second sermon he addressed patience in adversity and prayed for Saudi Arabia's security and its leadership.