He -asws said ‘It does not Mean the abundance of deeds (worship)...
He -asws said ‘It does not Mean the abundance of deeds (worship), but the correct ones of your deeds, and rather the correctness is the fear of Allah -azwj and the truthful intention, and the good deeds’.
ثُمَّ قَالَ الْإِبْقَاءُ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ حَتَّى يَخْلُصَ أَشَدُّ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ وَ الْعَمَلُ الْخَالِصُ الَّذِي لَا تُرِيدُ أَنْ يَحْمَدَكَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ النِّيَّةُ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ أَلَا وَ إِنَّ النِّيَّةَ هِيَ الْعَمَلُ Then he -asws said: ‘The remaining upon the deed until it finishes is more difficult than performing the deed itself, and the sincere deed is that which you do not want to be praised upon by anyone except for Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic; and the intention is superior than the deed itself.
Indeed! The intention, it is the deed’. ثُمَّ تَلَا قَوْلَهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قُلْ كُلٌّ يَعْمَلُ عَلى شاكِلَتِهِ يَعْنِي عَلَى نِيَّتِهِ Then he -asws recited the Words of the Mighty and Majestic [17:84] Say: Every one acts according to his own disposition – Meaning, upon his intention’. [7] On sincerity and performing pure deeds, Ali Amir Al-Momineen -asws said: وَ قَالَ ع اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ بَعْضَ التُّقَى وَ إِنْ قَلَّ وَ اجْعَلْ بَيْنَكَ وَ بَيْنَ اللَّهِ سِتْراً وَ إِنْ رَقَ.
And he -asws (Amir Al-Momineen -asws ) said: ‘Fear Allah -azwj part of the fear even if it was little and make a curtain to be between you and Allah -azwj , and even if it was thin’’.
[8] Introduction: In general, it is observed that no one would admit that his deeds were for the showing-off, but after performing a good deed, he also likes others to know about it and praise him, and that’s what comes under the showing-off, e.g., عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَسْبَاطٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) أَنَّهُ قَالَ الْإِبْقَاءُ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ أَشَدُّ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ قَالَ وَ مَا الْإِبْقَاءُ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ قَالَ يَصِلُ الرَّجُلُ بِصِلَةٍ وَ يُنْفِقُ نَفَقَةً لِلَّهِ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ فَكُتِبَ لَهُ سِرّاً ثُمَّ يَذْكُرُهَا وَ تُمْحَى فَتُكْتَبُ لَهُ عَلَانِيَةً ثُمَّ يَذْكُرُهَا فَتُمْحَى وَ تُكْتَبُ لَهُ رِيَاءً A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ali Bin Asbaat, from one of his companions, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far -asws having said: ‘ The remaining upon the deed is more difficult than the deed itself ’.
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