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^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  يَتبَعُ المَيِّتَ ثَلاثَةٌ : أهلُه ومالُهُ وعَمَلُهُ ، فيَرجِعُ اثنانِ ويَبقى‏ واحِدٌ ؛ يَرجِعُ أهلُهُ ومالُه ويَبقى‏ عَمَلُهُ . _{كنز العمّال : 42761 .}

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Three things follow a person when he dies: his family, his wealth and his deeds. Two of those retreat and only one remains: his family and wealth retreat and his deeds remain with him.’ Kanz al-Ummal, no. 42761

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  كَما لا يُجتَنى‏ مِنَ الشَّوكِ العِنَبُ كَذلكَ لا يَنزِلُ الفُجّارُ مَنازِلَ الأبرارِ ، وهُما طَريقانِ ، فَأيَّهُما أخَذتُم أدرَكتُم إلَيهِ . _{كنز العمّال : 43676 .}

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Just as grapes can never be harvested from thorn bushes, thus can the wrongdoers never come up to the level of the righteous, for they are two distinct paths, whichever one of them you take is where you will arrive.’ Kanz al-Ummal, no. 43676

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :} أفضَلُ الأعمالِ أحمَزُها . _{بحار الأنوار : 70 / 191 .}

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The best of deeds is the most difficult of them.’ Bihar al-Anwar, v. 70, p. 191

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  أحَبُّ الأعمالِ إلَى اللَّهِ سُرورٌ (الذي) تُدخِلُهُ عَلَى المُؤمِنِ ، تَطرُدُ عَنهُ جَوعَتَهُ أو تَكشِفُ عَنهُ كُربَتَهُ . _{الكافي : 2 / 191 / 11 .}

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The best of deeds in the sight of Allah is the happiness that you bring to a fellow believer, either by driving away his hunger or by relieving him of his distress.’ al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 191, no. 11

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  أفضَلُ العَمَلِ أدوَمُهُ وإن قَلَّ . _{تنبيه الخواطر : 1 / 63 .}

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The best of deeds is that which is most regular, even if be something small.’ Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 63

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  ما عَمِلَ مَن لَم يَحفَظْ لِسانَهُ. _{بحار الأنوار : 77 / 85 .}

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who does not guard his tongue has not performed any good deeds.’ Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 85

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :} ثَلاثَةٌ لا يَنفَعُ مَعَهُنَّ عَمَلٌ: الشِّركُ بِاللَّهِ ، وعُقوقُ الوالِدَينِ ، والفِرارُ مِنَ الزَّحفِ . _{كنز العمّال : 43824 و 43937 .}

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘There are three sins to which the company of a good deed is to no avail: association of anything with Allah, insolence to one’s parents, and fleeing from the midst of a battle.’ Kanz al-Ummal, no. 43824 and 43937

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  ثَلاثٌ مَن لَم تَكُنْ فيهِ لَم يَقُمْ لَهُ عَمَلٌ: وَرَعٌ يَحجُزُهُ عَن مَعاصي اللَّهِ عَزَّوجلَّ، وخُلقٌ يُداري بِهِ النّاسَ ، وحِلمٌ يَرُدُّ بِهِ جَهلَ الجاهِلِ . _{الخصال : 125 / 121 .}

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘There are three qualities which if a person does not possess, his action remains incomplete: piety which safeguards him from acts of disobedience to Allah, a good nature by means of which he maintains amicable relations with people, and clemency by means of which he retorts the rashness of the ignorant.’ al-Khisal, p. 125, no. 121

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  إنَّ اللَّهَ تَعالى‏ يُحِبُّ إذا عَمِلَ أحَدُكُم عَمَلاً أن يُتقِنَهُ . _{كنز العمّال : 9128 .}

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily Allah, most High, loves for you to perfect a good deed when you perform it.’ Kanz al-Ummal, no. 9128

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  إنَّ أعمالَكُم تُعرَضُ عَلَيَّ كُلَّ يَومٍ ، فَما كانَ مِن حَسَنٍ استَزَدتُ اللَّهَ لَكُم ، وما كانَ مِن قَبيح استَغفَرتُ اللَّهَ لَكُم . _{كتاب من لا يحضره الفقيه : 1 / 191 / 582 .}

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily your deeds are exposed to me every day, and whatever good I see I ask Allah to increase them for you, and whatever bad I see, I seek forgiveness from Allah for you.’ al-Faqih, v. 1, p. 191, no. 582

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  تُعرَضُ الأعمالُ يَومَ الاثنَينِ والخَميسِ ، فمِن مُستَغفِرٍ فيُغفَرُ لَهُ ، ومِن تائبٍ فيُتابُ عَلَيهِ، ويُرَدُّ أهلُ الضَّغائنِ بِضَغائنِهِم حَتّى‏ يَتوبوا . _{الترغيب والترهيب : 3 / 458 / 17 .}

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘People’s deeds are presented every Monday and Thursday. The deeds of one who seeks forgiveness are forgiven to him, and those of the repentant are pardoned, whilst the deeds of those who harbour rancour are returned to them because of their rancour until they repent for them.’ al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib, v. 3, p. 458, no. 17

^{رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :}  إنَّ المُؤمِنَ إذا خَرَجَ مِن قَبرِهِ صُوِّرَ لَهُ عَمَلُهُ في صورَةٍ حَسَنَةٍ ، فيَقولُ لَهُ : ما أنتَ فَوَاللَّهِ إنّي لَأراكَ امرَأَ الصِّدقِ ؟ ! فيَقولُ لَهُ : أنا عَمَلُكَ ، فيَكونُ لَهُ [نوراً أو قائداً  ] إلَى الجَنَّةِ . وإنَّ الكافِرَ إذا خَرَجَ مِن قَبرِهِ صُوِّرَ لَهُ عَمَلُهُ في صورَةٍ سَيِّئَةٍ ، وبِشارَةٍ سَيِّئَةٍ فيَقولُ : مَن أنتَ فَوَاللَّهِ إنّي لَأراكَ امرَأَ السَّوءِ ؟ ! فيَقولُ : أنا عَمَلُكَ ، فيَنطَلِقُ بِهِ حَتّى‏ يَدخُلَ النّارَ . _{كنز العمّال : 38963 .}

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily when the believer will come out of his grave, his deeds will come to him personified in a good form, and he will address it asking? ‘Who are you, for by Allah I see you to be a veracious man indeed?!’ to which it will reply, ‘I am your [good] deed’, and it will be a source of light for him and lead him into Paradise. And verily when the disbeliever comes out of his grave, his deeds will come to him personified in an ugly form with an ugly countenance, to which he will ask, ‘Who are you for verily I see you to be an ugly man indeed?!’ and it will reply, ‘I am your [evil] deeds’, and it will rush off with him to plunge into the Fire.’ Kanz al-Ummal, no. 38963