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Sahih Muslim 128b (Book 1, Hadith 242) #7507
Rewarding Good Intentions

SUMMARY: Allah rewards good intentions and forgives bad intentions if they are not acted upon.

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah observed: Allah, the Great and Glorious, said: Whenever my bondsman intends to do good, but does not do it, I write one good act for him, but if he puts it into practice I wrote from ten to seven hundred good deeds in favour of him. When he intends to commit an evil, but does not actually do it, do not record it. But if he does it, I write only one evil.
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ، وَابْنُ، حُجْرٍ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ - عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِذَا هَمَّ عَبْدِي بِحَسَنَةٍ وَلَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا كَتَبْتُهَا لَهُ حَسَنَةً فَإِنْ عَمِلَهَا كَتَبْتُهَا عَشْرَ حَسَنَاتٍ إِلَى سَبْعِمِائَةِ ضِعْفٍ وَإِذَا هَمَّ بِسَيِّئَةٍ وَلَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا لَمْ أَكْتُبْهَا عَلَيْهِ فَإِنْ عَمِلَهَا كَتَبْتُهَا سَيِّئَةً وَاحِدَةً

TOPICS
intention  *  reward  *  forgiveness

QUICK LESSONS:
Have pure intentions and try your best to act upon them .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the mercy of Allah and how He rewards us for our good intentions even if we do not act on them. It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah said that Allah said whenever His bondsman intends to do good but does not actually do it, He will write one good deed for him. However, if he puts it into practice then He will write from ten to seven hundred good deeds in his favour. On the other hand, when a person intends to commit an evil but does not actually do it then no record is kept by Him. But if he does commit an evil then only one evil deed is written against him. This hadith teaches us that we should always strive to have pure intentions and try our best to act upon them as this will be rewarded by Allah greatly. Even though we may fail at times due to various reasons or circumstances beyond our control, having a sincere intention can still be rewarded by Him which shows His immense mercy towards us all.

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