How can a person make his work sincere for Allah, and what are the signs of sincerity?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this is a questioner from Libya who says: I hope you will clarify for me how a person can attain and achieve complete sincerity for Allah, and what are the signs of sincerity?
Answer:
How can what? How can a person attain and achieve complete sincerity for Allah, and what about what? If no one other than Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is in his intention in the work, he does the work for Allah, not intending by it showing off, nor fame, nor worldly greed, nor anything else, unifying the intention for Allah, this is sincerity for Allah (Mighty and Majestic),[Al-Kahf 18:110] this is it.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this is a questioner from Libya who says: I hope you will clarify for me how a person can attain and achieve complete sincerity for Allah, and what are the signs of sincerity?
Answer:
How can what? How can a person attain and achieve complete sincerity for Allah, and what about what? If no one other than Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is in his intention in the work, he does the work for Allah, not intending by it showing off, nor fame, nor worldly greed, nor anything else, unifying the intention for Allah, this is sincerity for Allah (Mighty and Majestic),
let him do righteous work and not associate in the worship of his Lord anyone."
فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِ أَحَدًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [176 /641] كيف يمكن للإنسان أن يخلص عمله لله، وما هي علامات الإخلاص؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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