1282 - عَلامَةُ قَبولِ المَعروفِ‏

1282. The Mark of Acceptance of A GOOD ACT

4184.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : خَيرُ المَعروفِ ما اُصيبَ بِهِ الأبرارُ .¹

4184.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The best act of common courtesy is that which good people are able to benefit from.’²

4185.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - لَمّا سُئلَ عَن عَلامَةِ قَبولِ العَبدِ عِندَ اللَّهِ - : عَلامَةُ قَبولِ العَبدِ عِندَ اللَّهِ أن يُصيبَ بِمَعروفِهِ مَواضِعَهُ ، فإن لَم يَكُن كذلكَ فلَيسَ كذلكَ .³

4185. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) was once asked what the mark of acceptance of a servant with Allah is, to which he replied, ‘The mark of acceptance of a servant with Allah is that his good acts reach the objects of their intention. If not, then that is not the case.’⁴