The last blog was discussing the importance of truthfulness in sincerity. It is better for a muslim, whenever possible to keep their righteous deeds a secret. This is a characteristic of the one who acts sincerely for the sake of Allah, the Exalted. The only exception to this is when one desires to set an example for others to follow. But even this should only be done by those who are qualified meaning, the scholars and those who are sincere in their actions. Many muslims incorrectly believe that their only duty is to perform a righteous deed. But in fact, this is only the first step. The thing which is more important than actually performing a good deed is to safeguard it so that the muslim can take it safely to the court of Allah, the Exalted. This has been indicated in chapter 6 Al An’am, verse 160:
“Whoever comes [on the Day of Judgement] with a good deed…”
Safeguarding deeds is extremely important as it is very easy to destroy its reward. For example, a muslim may do a good deed in secret and not mention it to anyone for decades. But then the Devil inspires them to mention it to others which can cause the reward to be reduced or even destroyed as the deed is now public.
A muslim can safeguard their deeds by eliminating the bad characteristics which can destroy them, such as envy. This has been warned in a Hadith found in Sunan Abu Dawud, number 4903.
To conclude, truthfulness in sincerity is that a muslim should only hope for reward for their good deeds from Allah, the Exalted. They should only fear the criticism and anger of Allah, the Exalted. They should only seek the pleasure of Allah, the Exalted, even if this displeases people. They should never seek the pleasure of people if it means disobeying Allah, the Exalted. As only Allah, the Exalted, can protect one from the displeasure of people, even if this protection is not obvious to them. But no one can protect a person from the displeasure of Allah, the Exalted.
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