Sincerity.

I read this story years ago in a book by Imam Ghazzali (may Allah perfume his resting place);
There was a man who decided to join a Jihad, holy war. He spent a few months with an army of people fighting against the enemies of Islam. One night while sitting in his tent, somebody came to sell a article of clothing, the man thought to himself “let me buy this clothing , I can use it during the Jihad and after the Jihad I can sell it for a profit”. He thus purchased the article. That very same night he had a dream, he saw two angels, they were inspecting the people who were taking part in the Jihad, to see who had come for the pleasure of Allah, and who had come for other purposes. When they came to his tent, the one angel said to the other,” this man has joined the Jihad for business purposes, at this the man protested and said “ I have come for Allah’s pleasure”, but, did you not purchase an item today, to resell it after the Jihad for a profit, asked one of the angels. Yes said the man, but.., the other angel said to the first, let Allah decide, we shall report that this man initially came with a sincere intention, but later changed his intention for trading”. Thus we learn from this story that we must make a sincere intention in all our good deeds. Sheikh Abdul Qadir (RA) has taught us a beautiful dua;” Allahuma akhlis adyanana” Oh Allah grant us sincerity in our religious convictions.