How to be sincere in deeds and acts of worship
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner asks: How can my deeds and acts of obedience be pure, and how do I know that they are pure for His noble Face?
Answer:
So that you do not have any intention other than Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), your deeds will be pure if you do not intend anything by them except the Face of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). However, if your intention with them is showing off, seeking fame, or hoping for worldly gain, then there is shirk (associating partners with Allah) in them: the shirk of showing off, the shirk of seeking the world, and so on. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner asks: How can my deeds and acts of obedience be pure, and how do I know that they are pure for His noble Face?
Answer:
So that you do not have any intention other than Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), your deeds will be pure if you do not intend anything by them except the Face of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). However, if your intention with them is showing off, seeking fame, or hoping for worldly gain, then there is shirk (associating partners with Allah) in them: the shirk of showing off, the shirk of seeking the world, and so on. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/157 — archive.org (18:15)
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