What Is A Righteous Deed?

Hazrat Ata bin Saaib Alaihir Rahma narrates that the Lion of Allah, Hazrat Ali RadiAllahu Anhu, said:

الْعَمَلُ الصَّالِحُ الَّذِي لَا تُرِيدُ أَنْ يَحْمَدَكَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا اللَّهَ

Translation: "A righteous deed is that for which you desire no praise from anyone except Allah Almighty."

An Accepted Deed Is Never Small

Hazrat Abd-e-Khair Alaihir Rahma narrates that Hazrat Ali RadiAllahu Anhu stated:

لَا يَقِلُّ عَمَلٌ مَعَ التَّقْوَى، وَكَيْفَ يَقِلُّ مَا يُتَقَبَّل

Translation: "No deed done with piety is ever small, and how can that which is accepted be small?" (Al-Ikhlaas Wan-Niyyah)

Important lesson:

A righteous deed is one performed purely for the sake of Allah's pleasure, not for worldly praise or people's approval. The acceptance of a deed depends not on its quantity but on the sincerity and piety behind it. Even if the deed is small, if it is accepted by Allah Almighty, it attains a high and honored status.