How to be truthful with Allah and earn His pleasure

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Question:
He says, may Allah protect you: As for truthfulness, how can I be truthful with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and earn the pleasure of Allah (Mighty and Majestic)?

Answer:
You must make your worship sincere for Allah (Mighty and Majestic), making your intention pure in your deeds, words, and actions for Allah (Mighty and Majestic).

⁽¹⁶²⁾ Say, "Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds. ⁽¹⁶³⁾ No partner has He. And this I have been commanded, and I am the first [among you] of the Muslims."

قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَبِذَٰلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا أَوَّلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ

[Al-An'am 6:162-163]

So make your intention pure for Allah in your acts of worship and in your actions from which you hope for the reward of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Follow the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), avoid religious innovations (bid'ah) and newly invented matters, and by doing so, you will be among the awliya (close friends of Allah) for whom there is no fear and who will not grieve.
The Exalted said:

⁽⁶²⁾ Unquestionably, [for] the allies of Allah there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve ⁽⁶³⁾ Those who believed and were fearing Allah ⁽⁶⁴⁾ For them are good tidings in the worldly life and in the Hereafter. No change is there in the words of Allah

أَلَا إِنَّ أَوْلِيَاءَ اللَّهِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَكَانُوا يَتَّقُونَ لَهُمُ الْبُشْرَىٰ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ لَا تَبْدِيلَ لِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ

[Yunus 10:62-64]

That is the great success. Yes.

The presenter:
Yes

Source قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 19-11-1434هـ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (5:31)

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