Akhlis al-amal fa inna al-naqid basir
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Akhlis al-amal fa inna al-naqid basir (Purify the Deed, for the Critical Examiner Is All-Seeing) is an Islamic spiritual and ethical treatise authored by the contemporary writer Azhari Ahmad Mahmoud focusing on sincerity (ikhlas), rectitude of intention, and the purification of righteous deeds from ostentation.
Title and Background
The title of the treatise is derived from a well-known exhortation transmitted in traditional homiletic literature as counsel to the companion Abu Dharr al-Ghifari: وأخلص العمل فإن الناقد بصير ("And purify the deed, for the Critical Examiner is All-Seeing"). The author, Azhari Ahmad Mahmoud, is known for authoring concise pastoral and devotional treatises in Riyadh aimed at spiritual refinement, repentance, and moral admonition.
Subject and Content
The work addresses the foundational Islamic requirement that all religious devotion and righteous actions be performed purely for the sake of God, free from worldly desires, self-praise, and ostentation (riya'). Following the author's general method in his admonitory works, the text emphasizes personal accountability, vigilance over the heart's hidden intentions, and steadfast adherence to divine guidance in both private and public life.
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