Hadith on Sincerity
34 sayings
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Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The root of sincerity is despairing of obtaining what is in the hands of men
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3088; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 859 · permalink
No sooner does a servant spend his mornings in a state of sincere devotion for forty days than the springs of wisdom will flow from his heart onto his tongue
Uyoun Akhbar al-Reza (AS), v. 2, p. 69, no. 321; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 859 · permalink
Allah said, 'No sooner do I look into a servant's heart and find that he has sincere love for My sole obedience and he seeks My pleasure than I take charge of his plans and affairs.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 85, p. 136, no. 16; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 859 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The one who purifies his intention distances himself from base qualities
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8447; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 859 · permalink
Verily everything is humbled and awed before the believer', and then he said, 'If he is sincere for Allah, Allah will make everything fear him including the wild and poisonous animals of the land and the birds of the sky
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 70, p. 238, no. 21; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 859 · permalink
In Al-Mahasin it is narrated that Imam Sadiq (a.s) described Allah's statement "true in faith" [The Holy Quran: Al-i-Imran 3:67] as being really sincere, and refers to one who considers only Allah in his affairs."
Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 2 On Sincerity,Page 44, Hadees 13 · permalink
Everything is humble to a believer even the pests and the beasts of prey on the Earth, and the birds in the sky."
Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 2 On Sincerity,Page 44, Hadees 14 · permalink
In Rauzat al-Vaezeen it is narrated that "There is a fact related to every good attribute. When considering sincerity, the fact is that no true servant of Allah can be truly sincere unless he dislikes to be admired for what he does to please Allah."
Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 2 On Sincerity,Page 44, Hadees 15 · permalink
In Rauzat al-Vaezeen it is narrated that "Allah the Almighty said: "I am the best partner. I do not accept any act in which you take partners besides Me. I only accept deeds which are sincerely done for Me."
Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 2 On Sincerity,Page 44, Hadees 16 · permalink
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said on the authority of Allah's Prophet (a.s): "Whoever wants to know his status near Allah should ponder over how close Allah is to him."
Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 2 On Sincerity,Page 45, Hadees 17 · permalink
Do your actions for God with purity of intent, for He only accepts sincere deeds.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 515; Page No. 74 · permalink
Complete sincerity is abstaining from the prohibited things
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 44399; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 857 · permalink
Verily for every essential truth is a reality and a servant has not reached the reality of sincerity until he dislikes to be praised [by others] for any act that he does for the sake of Allah
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 72, p. 304, no. 51; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 858 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Pure worship is that a man does not hope for anything except his Lord and does not fear anything except [the outcome of] his sin.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2128; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 858 · permalink
The pure action [done out of sincerity], is that which the servant does not wish to be praised for by anyone except Allah Mighty and Exalted.
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 16, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 858 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The [root] cause of sincerity is conviction
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5538; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 858 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The fruit of knowledge is sincerity of action.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4642; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 858 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Reduce your expectations and your actions will become sincere
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6793; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 858 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Sincerity is the peak of religion.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 727; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 854 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Sincerity is the worship of those brought near [to Allah].
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 667; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 854 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Sincerity is the criterion for worship
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 859; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 854 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Sincerity is the summit of faith
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 860; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 854 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Blessed is he whose knowledge and practice, love and hate, acceptance and refusal, speech and silence, and words and actions are sincerely for the sake of Allah
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 100; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 855 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Perfecting an action is more difficult than [performing] the action itself, and purifying an intention from corruption is tougher for the striving ones than engaging in lengthy jihad.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 288, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 855 · permalink
Persevering with an action until its end is harder than [performing] the action itself
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 16, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 855 · permalink
It is narrated in al-Kafi that Allah Blessed and most High addressed Prophet Moses (AS) in intimate conversation saying, 'O Moses, whatever is done for My sake, a little of it is a lot and whatever is done for the sake of others, a lot of it is little.
al-Kafi, v. 8, p. 46, no. 8; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 855 · permalink
Purify your heart and few actions will suffice you.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 73, p. 175, no. 15; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 855 · permalink
The men of knowledge will all be ruined except those who acted [upon their knowledge], and those who act will all be ruined except for the sincere ones from among them, and the sincere ones are significant indeed
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 118; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 856 · permalink
Verily Allah has servants who sincerely engage in transaction with Him in secrecy, so Allah gives them from His pure reward and goodness, for they are the ones who will come on the Day of Resurrection with their book of deeds empty, and when they stand in front of Allah, their books will be filled with the secrets that they had with Him'. [Mufadhal narrates], I asked, 'O my master, why will their books be empty?' The Imam replied, 'Allah holds them in such high regard that He does not even want the guardian angels to be aware of what is between Him and them.
Uddat al-Da`ai, p. 194; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 856 · permalink
The archangel Gabriel (AS), when he was asked by the Prophet (SAWA) about the meaning of sincerity, replied, 'The sincere one is he who does ask the people anything until he himself finds it, and when he finds it he is pleased. Whenever he has a remainder of a thing, he gives it to others, because if a person does not ask anything from creation, he has established that his servitude is solely for Allah, Mighty and Exalted, and if he finds and he is pleased then he is pleased with Allah and Allah Blessed and most High is pleased with him, and if he gives for the sake of Allah then he has reached the station of reliance on his Lord, Mighty and Exalted
Nur al-Thaqalayn, v. 3, p. 15, no. 50; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 856 · permalink
If you perform an action, do it sincerely for the sake of Allah because He only accepts from His servants those actions that have been performed sincerely
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 103, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 857 · permalink
Allah most High has said, 'I am the best partner, so whoever associates a partner with Me in his actions I will never accept them, except those actions that have been performed [sincerely for Me].
Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 1, p. 203, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 857 · permalink
Whoever sincerely says "There is no god but Allah" will enter Paradise and his sincerity should be such that his testimony of "There is no god but Allah" becomes a barrier for him against whatever Allah has forbidden.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 8, p. 359, no. 24; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 857 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Salvation is found in sincerity
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 118; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 854 · permalink