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Hadith about Intention & Sincerity

Hadith on intention, sincerity, and avoiding showing off — straightening the heart before you act.

9 hadith

• Allah has written down the good deeds and the bad ones. Then, He explained that: He who intends a good deed and does not do it, Allah writes it down with Himself as a full good deed; and if he intends it and does it, Allah writes it down with Himself as ten good deeds to seven hundred times, or many times over. Yet, if he intends a bad deed and does not do it, Allah writes it down with Himself as a full good deed. But, if he intends it and does it, Allah writes it down as one bad deed
• There is no emigration after the Conquest, but there is Jihad and good intention, and whenever you are called for Jihad, you should immediately respond to the call
• The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the town-dweller to sell (merchandise) on behalf of a Bedouin
• Whoever dies without having fought (in the cause of Allah) or having thought of fighting (in the cause of Allah) will die while having one of the qualities of hypocrisy
• For you, Yazīd, is (the reward for) what you intended, and for you, Ma‘in, is what you took
• I will lead you in prayer; although I do not intend to pray, it is just to show you how I witnessed the Messenger of Allah pray
• Verily, the reward of deeds depends on intentions, and each person will be rewarded according to what he intended
• Verily, the reward of deeds depends on the intentions, and each person will be rewarded according to what he intended
• Allah does not accept any deed except what is done purely for Him and in pursuit of His Countenance

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