Some people appear to be righteous, yet they do not find acceptance among the people. What is the reason for that?

Question : He says: You see that some people have goodness and righteousness in them, but they do not find acceptance among the people.

Answer : So here we may say that the cause is present, but there are obstacles. The acceptance placed for a person in this world may be that he has a call to good, and his call is accepted. So the meaning of acceptance is: if this person is calling to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and to the path of Allah, he is accepted. So the answer now is on one of two sides: either there are obstacles we do not know of, or the intended meaning is that acceptance is placed for him, meaning that if he calls to Allah and to the love of Allah, the people accept him and agree with what he says.