619 - صُعوبَةُ الإخلاصِ‏

619. THE DIFFICULTY OF SINCERITY

1871.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : تَصْفِيَةُ العَمَلِ أشَدُّ مِن العَمَلِ ، وتَخْليصُ النِّيّةِ عنِ الفَسادِ أشَدُّ على‏ العامِلِينَ مِن طُولِ الجِهادِ .¹

1871.Imam Ali (AS) 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.' ²

1872.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : الإبْقاءُ على‏ العَمَلِ حتّى‏ يَخْلُصَ أشَدُّ مِن العَمَلِ .³

1872.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Persevering with an action until it becomes pure and sincere is harder than [performing] the action itself.'⁴