Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech

Sincerity And Devotion

Sincerity and Devotion الإخلاص والخالص والمخلص

  1. Sincerity is in grave danger, until it is seen what it concludes with.

1ـ اَلإخْلاصُ خَطَرٌ عَظيمٌ حتّى يُنْظَرَ بِما يُخْتَمُ لَهُ.

  1. Be sincere and you will attain [success].

2ـ أخْلِصْ تَنَلْ.

  1. Let your action, your knowledge, your love, your hatred, your taking, your leaving, your speech and your silence [all] be [sincerely] for the sake of Allah.

3ـ أخْلِصْ لِلّهِ عَمَلَكَ، وعِلْمَكَ، وحُبَّكَ، وبُغْضَكَ، وأخْذَكَ،

وتَرْكَكَ، وكَلامَكَ، وصَمْتَكَ.

  1. Adopt sincerity in secret and in the open, fear [of Allah] when unseen and seen, moderation in poverty and wealth, and equity in satisfaction and anger.

4ـ اِلْزَمِ الإخْلاصَ فيِ السِّـرِّ والعَلانِيَةِ، والخَشيَةَ فِي

الغَيْبِ والشَهادَةِ، والقَصْدَ فِي الفَقْرِ والغِنى، والعَدْلَ فِي الرِّضا والسَّخَطِ.

  1. Be sincere when you perform an action [and do it only for the pleasure of Allah].

5ـ أخْلِصُوا إذا عَمِلْتُمْ.

  1. Sincerity is the goal [of worship].

6ـ اَلإخْلاصُ غايَةٌ.

  1. Sincerity is [a means of attaining] success.

7ـ اَلإخْلاصُ فَوزٌ.

  1. Being sincere is the best of actions.

8ـ اَلإخلاصُ خَيْرُ العَمَلِ.

  1. Sincerity is the fruit of worship.

9ـ اَلإخْلاصُ ثَمَرَةُ العِبادَةِ.

  1. Sincerity is the attribute of the most excellent people.

10ـ اَلإخْلاصُ شيمَةُ أفاضِلِ النَّاسِ.

  1. Sincerity is the highest [form of] success.

11ـ اَلإخْلاصُ أعْلى فَوز.

  1. Sincerity is the worship of the Near Ones [to Allah].

12ـ اَلإخْلاصُ عِبادَةُ المُقَرَّبينَ.

  1. Sincerity is the goal of religion.

13ـ اَلإخْلاصُ غايَةُ الدّينِ.

  1. Sincerity is the most honourable end.

14ـ اَلإخْلاصُ أشْرَفُ نِهايَة.

  1. Sincerity is the fruit of certitude.

15ـ اَلإخْلاصُ ثَمَرَةُ اليَقينِ.

  1. Sincerity is the foundation of worship.

16ـ الإخْلاصُ مِلاكُ العِبادَةِ.

  1. Sincerity is the highest [level of] faith.

17ـ اَلإخْلاصُ أعْلَى الإيمانِ.

  1. Sincerity in action stems from strong faith and righteous intention.

18ـ إخْلاصُ العَمَلِ مِنْ قُوَّةِ اليَقينِ، وصَلاحِ النّـيَّةِ.

  1. If you are sincere, you will be successful.

19ـ إنْ تَخْلُصْ تَفُزْ.

  1. Through sincerity, deeds are raised (i.e. are accepted).

20ـ بِالإخْلاصِ تُرفَعُ الأعْمالُ.

  1. Through sincerity, the doers of good deeds contend for excellence.

21ـ بِالإخْلاصِ يَتَفاضَلُ العُمّالُ.

  1. The true sincerity of a person makes his nearness [to Allah] greater and his reward abundant.

22ـ صِدْقُ إخْلاصِ المَرْءِ يُعْظِمُ زُلْفَتَهُ ويُجْزِلُ مَثُوبَتَهُ.

  1. Blessed is one who anticipates his death and makes his actions sincere.

23ـ طُوبى لِمَنْ بادَرَ أجَلَهُ وأخْلَصَ عَمَلَهُ.

  1. Blessed is he who makes his knowledge, his actions, his love, his hatred, his taking, his leaving, his speech and his silence sincere for [attaining the pleasure of] Allah.

24ـ طُوبى لِمَنْ أخْلَصَ لِلّهِ عِلْمَهُ، وعَمَلَهُ، وحُبَّهُ،

وبُغْضَهُ، وأخْذَهُ، وَتَرْكَهُ وكَلامَهُ، وصَمْتَهُ.

  1. Blessed is he who proceeds with sincerity, acts with righteousness, acquires the reserves [for the Hereafter] and eschews [the disobedience of Allah] cautiously.

25ـ طُوبى لِمَنْ قَدَّمَ خالِصاً، وعَمِلَ صالِحاً،وَ اكْتَسَبَ

مَذْخُوراً، وَاجْتَنَبَ مَحذُوراً.

  1. You must espouse true sincerity and complete certitude, for these two are the best forms of worship of the Near Ones [to Allah].

26ـ عَلَيْكُمْ بِصِدقِ الإخْلاصِ، وحُسْنِ اليَقينِ، فَإنَّهما أفضَلُ

عِبادَةِ المُقَرَّبينَ.

  1. The goal of sincerity is [attaining] deliverance [from the punishment of Allah].

27ـ غايَةُ الإخْلاصِ الخَلاصُ.

  1. It is for making actions sincere that the people of intellect and understanding contend.

28ـ فِي اخْلاصِ الأعمالِ تَنافُسُ اُولِي النُّهى والألْبابِ.

  1. How can one be capable of sincerity when he has been overcome by vain desire?

29ـ كَيفَ يَسْتَطيعُ الإخْلاصَ مَنْ يَغْلِبُهُ الهَوى؟!

  1. One who devotes himself sincerely to Allah gains support for his life in this world and his Hereafter.

30ـ مَنْ أخْلَصَ لِلّهِ اسْتَظْهَرَ لِمَعاشِهِ ومَعادِهِ.

  1. One whose action is not accompanied with sincerity, [his action] is not accepted.

31ـ مَنْ لَمْ يَصْحَبِ الإخْلاصُ عَمَلَهُ لَمْ يُقْبَلْ.

  1. With sincerity, deeds are raised (i.e. accepted).

32ـ مَعَ الإخلاصِ تُرْفَعُ الأعْمالُ.

  1. No one preserves his reward except the one who makes his action sincere.

33ـ لايُحرِزُ الأجْرَ إلاّ مَنْ أخْلَصَ عَمَلَهُ.

  1. There is nothing better than making action sincere in [accordance with] its true intention.

34ـ لاشَيْءَ أفضلُ مِنْ إخلاصِ عمَل في صِدْقِ نِيَّتهِ.

  1. The sincere one is worthy of getting [his prayers] answered.

35ـ اَلمُخلِصُ حَرِيٌّ بِالإجابَةِ.

  1. One who makes his actions sincere, attains his hopes.

36ـ مَنْ أخْلَصَ بَلَغَ الآمالَ.