الْإِبْقَاءُ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ أَشَدُّ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ قَالَ وَ مَا الْإِبْقَاءُ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ قَالَ يَصِلُ الرَّجُلُ بِصِلَةٍ وَ يُنْفِقُ نَفَقَةً لِلَّهِ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ فَكُتِبَ لَهُ سِرّاً ثُمَّ يَذْكُرُهَا وَ تُمْحَى فَتُكْتَبُ لَهُ عَلَانِيَةً ثُمَّ يَذْكُرُهَا فَتُمْحَى وَ تُكْتَبُ لَهُ رِيَاءً .
Translation
A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ali Bin Asbaat, from one of his companions, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘The remaining upon the deed is more difficult than the deed itself’. He said, ‘And what is the remaining upon the deed?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘The man maintains relationships by helping (a relative) and he spends an expenditure for the Sake of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Alone, there being no associates for Him<sup>azwj</sup>, so a secretive good deed is Recorded for him. Then he mentions it and it gets Deleted, and an open good deed is Recorded for him. Then he mentions it (again), and a showing-off is Recorded for him’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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