Quran Verses about Sincerity

قُلۡ أَمَرَ رَبِّي بِٱلۡقِسۡطِۖ وَأَقِيمُواْ وُجُوهَكُمۡ عِندَ كُلِّ مَسۡجِدٖ وَٱدۡعُوهُ مُخۡلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَۚ كَمَا بَدَأَكُمۡ تَعُودُونَ ٢٩

Qul amara rabbī bil-qisṭ, wa aqīmū wujūhakum ʿinda kulli masjidiw wadʿūhu mukhliṣīna lahud-dīn, kamā badaʾakum taʿūdūn.

Say, [O Muḥammad], "My Lord has ordered justice and that you direct yourselves [to the Qiblah] at every place [or time] of prostration, and invoke Him, sincere to Him in religion." Just as He originated you, you will return [to life] -

فَأَقِمۡ وَجۡهَكَ لِلدِّينِ حَنِيفٗاۚ فِطۡرَتَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّتِي فَطَرَ ٱلنَّاسَ عَلَيۡهَاۚ لَا تَبۡدِيلَ لِخَلۡقِ ٱللَّهِۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلۡقَيِّمُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ٣٠

Fa aqim wajhaka lid-dīni ḥanīfā, fiṭratallāhil-latī faṭaran-nāsa ʿalayhā, lā tabdīla likhalqillāh, dhālikad-dīnul-qayyimu wa lākinna aktharan-nāsi lā yaʿlamūn.

So direct your face [i.e., self] toward the religion, inclining to truth. [Adhere to] the fiṭrah¹ of Allāh upon which He has created [all] people. No change should there be in the creation of Allāh.² That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know.

إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ فَٱعۡبُدِ ٱللَّهَ مُخۡلِصٗا لَّهُ ٱلدِّينَ ٢

Innā anzalnā ilaykal-kitāba bil-ḥaqqi faʿbudillāha mukhliṣal lahud-dīn.

Indeed, We have sent down to you the Book, [O Muḥammad], in truth. So worship Allāh, [being] sincere to Him in religion.

أَلَا لِلَّهِ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلۡخَالِصُۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوۡلِيَآءَ مَا نَعۡبُدُهُمۡ إِلَّا لِيُقَرِّبُونَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ زُلۡفَىٰٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَحۡكُمُ بَيۡنَهُمۡ فِي مَا هُمۡ فِيهِ يَخۡتَلِفُونَۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهۡدِي مَنۡ هُوَ كَٰذِبٞ كَفَّارٞ ٣

Alā lillāhid-dīnul-khāliṣ, wal-ladhīnattakhadhū min dūnihī awliyāʾa mā naʿbuduhum illā liyuqarribūnā ilallāhi zulfā innallāha yaḥkumu baynahum fī mā hum fīhi yakhtalifūn, innallāha lā yahdī man huwa kādhibun kaffār.

Unquestionably, for Allāh is the pure religion.¹ And those who take protectors besides Him [say], "We only worship them that they may bring us nearer to Allāh in position." Indeed, Allāh will judge between them concerning that over which they differ. Indeed, Allāh does not guide he who is a liar and [confirmed] disbeliever.

قُلۡ إِنِّيٓ أُمِرۡتُ أَنۡ أَعۡبُدَ ٱللَّهَ مُخۡلِصٗا لَّهُ ٱلدِّينَ ١١

Qul innī umirtu an aʿbudallāha mukhliṣal lahud-dīn.

Say, [O Muḥammad], "Indeed, I have been commanded to worship Allāh, [being] sincere to Him in religion.

قُلِ ٱللَّهَ أَعۡبُدُ مُخۡلِصٗا لَّهُۥ دِينِي ١٤

Qulillāha aʿbudu mukhliṣal lahū dīnī.

Say, "Allāh [alone] do I worship, sincere to Him in my religion,

فَٱدۡعُواْ ٱللَّهَ مُخۡلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ وَلَوۡ كَرِهَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ ١٤

Fadʿullāha mukhliṣīna lahud-dīna wa law karihal-kāfirūn.

So invoke Allāh, [being] sincere to Him in religion, although the disbelievers dislike it.

هُوَ ٱلۡحَيُّ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَٱدۡعُوهُ مُخۡلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَۗ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ٦٥

Huwal-ḥayyu lā ilāha illā huwa fadʿūhu mukhliṣīna lahud-dīn, al-ḥamdu lillāhi rabbil-ʿālamīn.

He is the Ever-Living;¹ there is no deity except Him, so call upon Him, [being] sincere to Him in religion. [All] praise is [due] to Allāh, Lord of the worlds.

وَمَآ أُمِرُوٓاْ إِلَّا لِيَعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ مُخۡلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ حُنَفَآءَ وَيُقِيمُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤۡتُواْ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَۚ وَذَٰلِكَ دِينُ ٱلۡقَيِّمَةِ ٥

Wa mā umirū illā liyaʿbudullāha mukhliṣīna lahud-dīna ḥunafāʾa wa yuqīmuṣ-ṣalāta wa yuʾtuz-zakāh, wa dhālika dīnul-qayyimah.

And they were not commanded except to worship Allāh, [being] sincere to Him in religion, inclining to truth, and to establish prayer and to give zakāh. And that is the correct religion.

قُلۡ أَتُحَآجُّونَنَا فِي ٱللَّهِ وَهُوَ رَبُّنَا وَرَبُّكُمۡ وَلَنَآ أَعۡمَٰلُنَا وَلَكُمۡ أَعۡمَٰلُكُمۡ وَنَحۡنُ لَهُۥ مُخۡلِصُونَ ١٣٩

Qul atuḥājjūnanā fillāhi wa huwa rabbunā wa rabbukum wa lanā aʿmālunā wa lakum aʿmālukum wa naḥnu lahū mukhliṣūn.

Say, [O Muḥammad], "Do you argue with us about Allāh while He is our Lord and your Lord? For us are our deeds, and for you are your deeds. And we are sincere [in deed and intention] to Him."

إِنِّي وَجَّهۡتُ وَجۡهِيَ لِلَّذِي فَطَرَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ حَنِيفٗاۖ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ ٧٩

Innī wajjahtu wajhiya lil-ladhī faṭaras-samāwāti wal-arḍa ḥanīfā, wa mā ana minal-mushrikīn.

Indeed, I have turned my face [i.e., self] toward He who created the heavens and the earth, inclining toward truth, and I am not of those who associate others with Allāh."

قُلۡ إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحۡيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ١٦٢

Qul inna ṣalātī wa nusukī wa maḥyāya wa mamātī lillāhi rabbil-ʿālamīn.

Say, "Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allāh, Lord of the worlds.

لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُۥۖ وَبِذَٰلِكَ أُمِرۡتُ وَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ ١٦٣

Lā sharīka lah, wabidhālika umirtu wa ana awwalul-muslimīn.

No partner has He. And this I have been commanded, and I am the first [among you] of the Muslims."¹

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَشۡرِي نَفۡسَهُ ٱبۡتِغَآءَ مَرۡضَاتِ ٱللَّهِۚ وَٱللَّهُ رَءُوفُۢ بِٱلۡعِبَادِ ٢٠٧

Wa minan-nāsi may yashrī nafsahubtighāʾa marḍātillāh, wallāhu raʾūfum bil-ʿibād.

And of the people is he who sells himself, seeking means to the approval of Allāh. And Allāh is Kind to [His] servants.

وَمَثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمۡوَٰلَهُمُ ٱبۡتِغَآءَ مَرۡضَاتِ ٱللَّهِ وَتَثۡبِيتٗا مِّنۡ أَنفُسِهِمۡ كَمَثَلِ جَنَّةِۭ بِرَبۡوَةٍ أَصَابَهَا وَابِلٞ فَـَٔاتَتۡ أُكُلَهَا ضِعۡفَيۡنِ فَإِن لَّمۡ يُصِبۡهَا وَابِلٞ فَطَلّٞۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ ٢٦٥

Wa mathalul-ladhīna yunfiqūna amwālahumubtighāʾa marḍātillāhi wa tathbītam min anfusihim kamathali jannatim birabwatin aṣābahā wābilun fa ātat ukulahā ḍiʿfayni fa il lam yuṣibhā wābilun faṭall, wallāhu bimā taʿmalūna baṣīr.

And the example of those who spend their wealth seeking means to the approval of Allāh and assuring [reward for] themselves is like a garden on high ground which is hit by a downpour - so it yields its fruits in double. And [even] if it is not hit by a downpour, then a drizzle [is sufficient]. And Allāh, of what you do, is Seeing.

۞ لَّيۡسَ عَلَيۡكَ هُدَىٰهُمۡ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَهۡدِي مَن يَشَآءُۗ وَمَا تُنفِقُواْ مِنۡ خَيۡرٖ فَلِأَنفُسِكُمۡۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُونَ إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ ٱللَّهِۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُواْ مِنۡ خَيۡرٖ يُوَفَّ إِلَيۡكُمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ لَا تُظۡلَمُونَ ٢٧٢

Laysa ʿalayka hudāhum wa lākinnallāha yahdī may yashāʾ, wa mā tunfiqū min khayrin faliʾanfusikum, wa mā tunfiqūna illabtighāʾa wajhillāh, wa mā tunfiqū min khayriy yuwaffa ilaykum wa antum lā tuẓlamūn.

Not upon you, [O Muḥammad], is [responsibility for] their guidance, but Allāh guides whom He wills. And whatever good you [believers] spend is for yourselves, and you do not spend except seeking the face [i.e., approval] of Allāh. And whatever you spend of good¹ - it will be fully repaid to you, and you will not be wronged.

۞ لَّا خَيۡرَ فِي كَثِيرٖ مِّن نَّجۡوَىٰهُمۡ إِلَّا مَنۡ أَمَرَ بِصَدَقَةٍ أَوۡ مَعۡرُوفٍ أَوۡ إِصۡلَٰحِۭ بَيۡنَ ٱلنَّاسِۚ وَمَن يَفۡعَلۡ ذَٰلِكَ ٱبۡتِغَآءَ مَرۡضَاتِ ٱللَّهِ فَسَوۡفَ نُؤۡتِيهِ أَجۡرًا عَظِيمٗا ١١٤

Lā khayra fī kathīrim min najwāhum illā man amara biṣadaqatin aw maʿrūfin aw iṣlāḥim baynan-nās, wa may yafʿal dhālikabtighāʾa marḍātillāhi fasawfa nuʾtīhi ajran ʿaẓīmā.

No good is there in much of their private conversation, except for those who enjoin charity or that which is right or conciliation between people. And whoever does that seeking means to the approval of Allāh - then We are going to give him a great reward.

وَلَا تَطۡرُدِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدۡعُونَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلۡغَدَوٰةِ وَٱلۡعَشِيِّ يُرِيدُونَ وَجۡهَهُۥۖ مَا عَلَيۡكَ مِنۡ حِسَابِهِم مِّن شَيۡءٖ وَمَا مِنۡ حِسَابِكَ عَلَيۡهِم مِّن شَيۡءٖ فَتَطۡرُدَهُمۡ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ٥٢

Wa lā taṭrudil-ladhīna yadʿūna rabbahum bil-ghadāti wal-ʿashiyyi yurīdūna wajhah, mā ʿalayka min ḥisābihim min shayʾiw wa mā min ḥisābika ʿalayhim min shayʾin fataṭrudahum fatakūna minaẓ-ẓālimīn.

And do not send away those who call upon their Lord morning and afternoon, seeking His face [i.e., favor]. Not upon you is anything of their account and not upon them is anything of your account.¹ So were you to send them away, you would [then] be of the wrongdoers.

وَٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُواْ ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِمۡ وَأَقَامُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَأَنفَقُواْ مِمَّا رَزَقۡنَٰهُمۡ سِرّٗا وَعَلَانِيَةٗ وَيَدۡرَءُونَ بِٱلۡحَسَنَةِ ٱلسَّيِّئَةَ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمۡ عُقۡبَى ٱلدَّارِ ٢٢

Wal-ladhīna ṣabarubtighāʾa wajhi rabbihim wa aqāmuṣ-ṣalāta wa anfaqū mimmā razaqnāhum sirraw wa ʿalāniyataw wa yadraʾūna bil-ḥasanatis-sayyiʾata ulāʾika lahum ʿuqbad-dār.

And those who are patient, seeking the face [i.e., acceptance] of their Lord, and establish prayer and spend from what We have provided for them secretly and publicly and prevent evil with good - those will have the good consequence of [this] home¹ -

وَٱصۡبِرۡ نَفۡسَكَ مَعَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدۡعُونَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلۡغَدَوٰةِ وَٱلۡعَشِيِّ يُرِيدُونَ وَجۡهَهُۥۖ وَلَا تَعۡدُ عَيۡنَاكَ عَنۡهُمۡ تُرِيدُ زِينَةَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَاۖ وَلَا تُطِعۡ مَنۡ أَغۡفَلۡنَا قَلۡبَهُۥ عَن ذِكۡرِنَا وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ وَكَانَ أَمۡرُهُۥ فُرُطٗا ٢٨

Waṣbir nafsaka maʿal-ladhīna yadʿūna rabbahum bil-ghadāti wal-ʿashiyyi yurīdūna wajhah, wa lā taʿdu ʿaynāka ʿanhum turīdu zīnatal-ḥayātid-dunyā, wa lā tuṭiʿ man aghfalnā qalbahū ʿan dhikrinā wattabaʿa hawāhu wa kāna amruhū furuṭā.

And keep yourself patient [by being] with those who call upon their Lord in the morning and the evening, seeking His face [i.e., acceptance]. And let not your eyes pass beyond them, desiring adornments of the worldly life, and do not obey one whose heart We have made heedless of Our remembrance and who follows his desire and whose affair is ever [in] neglect.¹

فَـَٔاتِ ذَا ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ حَقَّهُۥ وَٱلۡمِسۡكِينَ وَٱبۡنَ ٱلسَّبِيلِۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيۡرٞ لِّلَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ وَجۡهَ ٱللَّهِۖ وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُفۡلِحُونَ ٣٨

Fa āti dhal-qurbā ḥaqqahū wal-miskīna wabnas-sabīl, dhālika khayrul lil-ladhīna yurīdūna wajhallāh, wa ulāʾika humul-mufliḥūn.

So give the relative his right, as well as the needy and the traveler. That is best for those who desire the face [i.e., approval] of Allāh, and it is they who will be the successful.

وَمَآ ءَاتَيۡتُم مِّن رِّبٗا لِّيَرۡبُوَاْ فِيٓ أَمۡوَٰلِ ٱلنَّاسِ فَلَا يَرۡبُواْ عِندَ ٱللَّهِۖ وَمَآ ءَاتَيۡتُم مِّن زَكَوٰةٖ تُرِيدُونَ وَجۡهَ ٱللَّهِ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُضۡعِفُونَ ٣٩

Wa mā ātaytum mir ribal liyarbuwa fī amwālin-nāsi falā yarbū ʿindallāh, wa mā ātaytum min zakātin turīdūna wajhallāhi fa ulāʾika humul-muḍʿifūn.

And whatever you give for interest [i.e., advantage] to increase within the wealth of people¹ will not increase with Allāh. But what you give in zakāh,² desiring the face [i.e., approval] of Allāh - those are the multipliers.³

وَيُطۡعِمُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِۦ مِسۡكِينٗا وَيَتِيمٗا وَأَسِيرًا ٨

Wa yuṭʿimūnaṭ-ṭaʿāma ʿalā ḥubbihī miskīnaw wa yatīmaw wa asīrā.

And they give food in spite of love for it¹ to the needy, the orphan, and the captive,

إِنَّمَا نُطۡعِمُكُمۡ لِوَجۡهِ ٱللَّهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنكُمۡ جَزَآءٗ وَلَا شُكُورًا ٩

Innamā nuṭʿimukum liwajhillāhi lā nurīdu minkum jazāʾaw wa lā shukūrā.

[Saying], "We feed you only for the face [i.e., approval] of Allāh. We wish not from you reward or gratitude.

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعۡمَةٖ تُجۡزَىٰٓ ١٩

Wa mā liʾaḥadin ʿindahū min niʿmatin tujzā.

And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded¹ –

إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ ٢٠

Illabtighāʾa wajhi rabbihil-aʿlā.

But only seeking the face [i.e., acceptance] of his Lord, Most High.

وَلَسَوۡفَ يَرۡضَىٰ ٢١

Wa lasawfa yarḍā.

And he is going to be satisfied.

بَلَىٰۚ مَنۡ أَسۡلَمَ وَجۡهَهُۥ لِلَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحۡسِنٞ فَلَهُۥٓ أَجۡرُهُۥ عِندَ رَبِّهِۦ وَلَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يَحۡزَنُونَ ١١٢

Balā, man aslama wajhahū lillāhi wa huwa muḥsinun falahū ajruhū ʿinda rabbihī wa lā khawfun ʿalayhim wa lā hum yaḥzanūn.

Yes, [on the contrary], whoever submits his face [i.e., self] in Islām to Allāh while being a doer of good will have his reward with his Lord. And no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve.

وَمَنۡ أَحۡسَنُ دِينٗا مِّمَّنۡ أَسۡلَمَ وَجۡهَهُۥ لِلَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحۡسِنٞ وَٱتَّبَعَ مِلَّةَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ حَنِيفٗاۗ وَٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ خَلِيلٗا ١٢٥

Wa man aḥsanu dīnam mimman aslama wajhahū lillāhi wa huwa muḥsinuw wattabaʿa millata ibrāhīma ḥanīfā, wattakhadhallāhu ibrāhīma khalīlā.

And who is better in religion than one who submits himself to Allāh while being a doer of good and follows the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth? And Allāh took Abraham as an intimate friend.

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُواْ وَأَصۡلَحُواْ وَٱعۡتَصَمُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَأَخۡلَصُواْ دِينَهُمۡ لِلَّهِ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ مَعَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَۖ وَسَوۡفَ يُؤۡتِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ أَجۡرًا عَظِيمٗا ١٤٦

Illal-ladhīna tābū wa aṣlaḥū waʿtaṣamū billāhi wa akhlaṣū dīnahum lillāhi fa ulāʾika maʿal-muʾminīn, wa sawfa yuʾtillāhul-muʾminīna ajran ʿaẓīmā.

Except for those who repent, correct themselves, hold fast to Allāh, and are sincere in their religion for Allāh, for those will be with the believers. And Allāh is going to give the believers a great reward.

قُلۡ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُكُمۡ يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمۡ إِلَٰهٞ وَٰحِدٞۖ فَمَن كَانَ يَرۡجُواْ لِقَآءَ رَبِّهِۦ فَلۡيَعۡمَلۡ عَمَلٗا صَٰلِحٗا وَلَا يُشۡرِكۡ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِۦٓ أَحَدَۢا ١١٠

Qul innamā ana basharum mithlukum yūḥā ilayya annamā ilāhukum ilāhuw wāḥid, faman kāna yarjū liqāʾa rabbihī falyaʿmal ʿamalan ṣāliḥaw wa lā yushrik biʿibādati rabbihī aḥadā.

Say, "I am only a man like you, to whom has been revealed that your god is one God. So whoever would hope for the meeting with his Lord - let him do righteous work and not associate in the worship of his Lord anyone."

وَٱذۡكُرۡ فِي ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ مُوسَىٰٓۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مُخۡلَصٗا وَكَانَ رَسُولٗا نَّبِيّٗا ٥١

Wadhkur fil-kitābi mūsā, innahū kāna mukhlaṣaw wa kāna rasūlan nabiyyā.

And mention in the Book, Moses. Indeed, he was chosen, and he was a messenger and a prophet.¹

۞ وَمَن يُسۡلِمۡ وَجۡهَهُۥٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحۡسِنٞ فَقَدِ ٱسۡتَمۡسَكَ بِٱلۡعُرۡوَةِ ٱلۡوُثۡقَىٰۗ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡأُمُورِ ٢٢

Wa may yuslim wajhahū ilallāhi wa huwa muḥsinun faqadistamsaka bil-ʿurwatil-wuthqā, wa ilallāhi ʿāqibatul-umūr.

And whoever submits his face [i.e., self] to Allāh while he is a doer of good - then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold. And to Allāh will be the outcome of [all] matters.

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ ٤٠

Illā ʿibādallāhil-mukhlaṣīn.

But not the chosen servants of Allāh.