He did not mean that godly deeds should never be done in public, for he had told his disciples to “let [their] light shine before men. ”
فَمِثْلُ هذَا ٱلدَّافِعِ لَا يُؤَدِّي إِلَى عَلَاقَةٍ حَمِيمَةٍ بِٱللهِ أَوْ نَيْلِ بَرَكَاتِ حُكْمِ ٱلْمَلَكُوتِ ٱلْأَبَدِيَّةِ .‏