The Virtue of Sincerity of Intention and Righteous Deeds
The excellence of deeds depends on the correctness of intention, obedience to Allah, and firm faith:
إن الله لا ينظر إلى صوركم وأموالكم وإنما ينظر إلى قلوبكم وأعمالكم
“Allah does not look at your outward appearance or wealth, but He looks at your hearts and deeds.”
Punishment will be given for bad intentions and neglecting obligatory duties, which causes difficulties in this world and the Hereafter. The calamities that befall a person are due to his misdeeds. The Divine command is:
إِنْ أَحْسَنْتُمْ أَحْسَنْتُمْ لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ ۖ وَإِنْ أَسَأْتُمْ فَلَهَا ۚ
“If you do good, it is for your own good; and if you do evil, it is against your own self.”
وَمَا أَصَابَكُم مِّن مُّصِيبَةٍ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَيَعْفُو عَن كَثِيرٍ
“And whatever affliction befalls you, it is because of what your own hands have earned. And He pardons much.”
The commentators have written that sustenance, well-being, and health are blessings from Allah, and calamities and difficulties are sent due to a person’s sins.
