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Sahih Muslim 131a (Book 1, Hadith 245) #7510
The Power of Intention

SUMMARY: Intention is important in the eyes of Allah, and if one intends to do good but does not act on it, Allah will still record a good deed for them. However, if one intends to do evil and acts on it, Allah will record an evil deed against them.

It is narrated on the authority of Ibn Abbas that the Messenger of Allah transmitted it from the Blessed and Great Lord: Verily Allah recorded the good and the evil and then made it clear that he who intended good but did not do it, Allah recorded one complete good in his favour, but if he intended it and also did it, the Glorious and Great Allah recorded ten to seven hundred virtues and even more to his credit. But it he intended evil, but did not commit it, Allah wrote down full one good in his favour. If he intended that and also committed it, Allah made an entry of one evil against him.
حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، عَنِ الْجَعْدِ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو رَجَاءٍ الْعُطَارِدِيُّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فِيمَا يَرْوِي عَنْ رَبِّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَتَبَ الْحَسَنَاتِ وَالسَّيِّئَاتِ ثُمَّ بَيَّنَ ذَلِكَ فَمَنْ هَمَّ بِحَسَنَةٍ فَلَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا كَتَبَهَا اللَّهُ عِنْدَهُ حَسَنَةً كَامِلَةً وَإِنْ هَمَّ بِهَا فَعَمِلَهَا كَتَبَهَا اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عِنْدَهُ عَشْرَ حَسَنَاتٍ إِلَى سَبْعِمِائَةِ ضِعْفٍ إِلَى أَضْعَافٍ كَثِيرَةٍ وَإِنْ هَمَّ بِسَيِّئَةٍ فَلَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا كَتَبَهَا اللَّهُ عِنْدَهُ حَسَنَةً كَامِلَةً وَإِنْ هَمَّ بِهَا فَعَمِلَهَا كَتَبَهَا اللَّهُ سَيِّئَةً وَاحِدَةً

TOPICS
intention  *  good  *  evil  *  virtue  *  niyyah  *  khayr  *  sharr  *  fadl

QUICK LESSONS:
Have positive thoughts and intentions ; Abstain from sinning ; Act upon your positive intentions ; Be merciful towards others .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith emphasizes the importance of intention in the eyes of Allah. It teaches us that even if we don't act on our intentions to do good deeds, Allah will still reward us for having those intentions. On the other hand, if we intend to do something bad but don't act on it, then we are still rewarded with a good deed from Allah. However, if we intend and also commit an evil deed then only one bad deed is recorded against us by God. This hadith encourages people to have positive intentions as they can be rewarded even without acting upon them while negative intentions can lead to punishment even without committing any action related to it.

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