Nay, but whoever submits his purpose to God, being virtuous...Concerning these words of God, Exalted is He, Sahl said:That is, his religion, is as it is said in Sūrat al-Nisāʾ: Who is fairer in religion than one who submitshis purpose to God? [4:125], meaning: ‘Than a person who dedicates (akhlaṣa) his religion purely to God’, that is, Islam and its laws. This meaning is reiterated in Sūra Luqmān: Whoever surrenders his purpose to God, and is virtuous [31:22], which means [whoever] devotes himself in religion purely to God.He was asked about His words, Exalted is He: