عَلامَةُ قَبولِ المَعروفِ The Mark of Acceptance of a Good Act

19ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): خَيرُ المَعروفِ‏ ما اُصيبَ بِهِ ‏الأبرارُ.

19– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The best act of common courtesy is that which good people are able to benefit from.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4983]
 

20ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ لَمّا سُئلَ عَن عَلامَةِ قَبولِ العَبدِ عِندَ اللّه‏ِ ـ: عَلامَةُ قَبولِ العَبدِ عِندَ اللّه‏ِ أن يُصيبَ بِمَعروفِهِ مَواضِعَهُ ، فإن لَم يَكُن كذلكَ فلَيسَ كذلكَ .

20– 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.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74, p. 419, no. 47]