Sincerity

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  العُلَماءُ كُلُّهُم هَلْكى‏ إلّا العامِلينَ ، والعامِلونَ كُلُّهُم هَلْكى‏ إلّا المُخْلِصينَ، والمُخْلِصونَ على‏ خَطَرٍ . _{تنبيه الخواطر : 2 / 118 .}

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, '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 indeed in danger.' Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 118

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  أخْلِصْ قَلبَكَ يَكْفِكَ القَليلُ مِن العَمَلِ . _{بحار الأنوار : 73 / 175 / 15 .}

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Purify your heart and few actions will suffice you.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 73, p. 175, no. 15

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  إذا عَمِلْتَ عَمَلاً فاعْمَلْ للَّهِ خالِصاً ؛ لأ نَّهُ لا يَقْبَلُ مِن عِبادِهِ الأعْمالَ إلّا ما كانَ خالِصاً . _{بحار الأنوار : 77 / 103 / 1 .}

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, '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

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  تَمامُ الإخْلاصِ اجْتِنابُ المَحارِمِ . _{كنز العمّال : 44399 .}

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Complete sincerity is abstaining from the prohibited things.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 44399

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  إنَّ لِكُلِّ حَقٍّ حَقيقةً ، وما بَلغَ عَبدٌ حقيقةَ الإخْلاصِ حتّى‏ لا يُحِبَّ أنْ يُحْمَدَ على‏ شي‏ءٍ مِن عَمَلٍ للَّهِ . _{بحار الأنوار : 72 / 304 / 51 .}

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, '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

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  قالَ اللَّهُ عزّوجلّ : لا أطَّلِعُ على‏ قَلبِ عَبدٍ فأعْلَمُ مِنهُ حُبَّ الإخْلاصِ لِطاعَتي لِوَجْهي وابْتِغاءَ مَرْضاتي إلّا تَولّيتُ تَقويمَهُ وسياسَتَهُ . _{بحار الأنوار : 85 / 136 / 16 .}

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, '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

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  ما أخْلَصَ عَبدٌ للَّهِ عزّوجلّ أربَعينَ صباحاً إلّا جَرَتْ يَنابِيعُ الحِكمَةِ مِن قَلبِهِ على‏ لِسانِهِ . _{عيون أخبار الرِّضا : 2 / 69 / 321 .}

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, '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.' Uyun Akhbar al-Rida, v. 2, p. 69, no. 321