Mīzān al-Ḥikma

The Role of Sincerity in the Acceptance of Actions

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hadith 3819
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘If you perform an action, do it sincerely for the sake of Allah because He only accepts from His servants those actions that have been performed sincerely.
رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) : إذا عَمِلْتَ عَمَلاً فاعْمَلْ للّهِ خالِصاً ؛ لأنَّهُ لا يَقْبَلُ مِن عِبادِهِ الأعْمالَ إلّا ما كانَ خالِصاً.
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hadith 3820
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Allah, most High, has said, ‘I am the best partner, so whoever associates a partner with Me in his actions I will never accept them, except those actions that have been performed [sincerely for Me].
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قالَ اللّهُ تَبارَك وتعالى : أنا خَيرُ شَريكٍ ، مَن أشْرَكَ بِي في عَمَلِهِ لَن أقْبَلَهُ، إلّا ما كانَ لي خالِصاً.
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