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35 coarse cotton cloak, this does not make them a tailor, and does not guarantee that they will also be able to sew high quality silk clothes. If such clothes are given to such a person, ultimately he will ruin them. Thus, virtue adulterated with filth is useless and amounts to nothing before God Almighty. But these people take pride in this and seek salvation through it. If there is sincerity, Allah the Exalted does not allow even an iota of goodness to be lost. He Himself says: 012345 1 Therefore, even a grain of goodness will be rewarded by Allah Almighty. Why then is it that even after performing virtue some are not rewarded? This is because their actions lack sincerity. Indeed, sincerity is the prerequisite for deeds. It is stated: 6 7 8 2 Such sincerity is to be found in the elect of God. 3 Those who act in this manner become the chosen ones of God and no longer remain of this world. Their every action 1 Then whoso does an atom’s weight of good will see it. ( az-Zilzal, 99:8) [Publisher] 2 Being sincere to Him in obedience. ( al-Bayyinah, 98:6) [Publisher] 3 Al-Hakam, Volume 10, No. 17, dated 17 May 1906, pp. 4-5