The Virtue of Sincerity and the Two Conditions for the Acceptance of Deeds
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, tell us about the virtue of sincerity in deeds, and is a deed accepted if it has little sincerity?
Answer:
Yes, two conditions are required for the acceptance of a deed. The first condition is that it be in accordance with the Sunnah, conforming to what came in the Book and the Sunnah. The second condition is that it be pure for Allah, as the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:112] This is sincerity, and he is a muhsin, meaning one who follows the Sunnah. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, tell us about the virtue of sincerity in deeds, and is a deed accepted if it has little sincerity?
Answer:
Yes, two conditions are required for the acceptance of a deed. The first condition is that it be in accordance with the Sunnah, conforming to what came in the Book and the Sunnah. The second condition is that it be pure for Allah, as the Exalted said:
whoever submits his face in Islam to Allah while being a doer of good
مَنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُ لِلَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (156) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1438-02-23] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (23:26)
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