﴿ إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ﴾

“but only out of a longing for the countenance of his Sustainer, the All-Highest:”

but he did this only seeking the pleasure of his Lord the Most High that is to say only seeking to secure God’s reward;