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Actions Are Judged by Intentions

Sahih
Sahih Bukhari · 1·Narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA)

إِنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ وَإِنَّمَا لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى فَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى دُنْيَا يُصِيبُهَا أَوْ إِلَى امْرَأَةٍ يَنْكِحُهَا فَهِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى مَا هَاجَرَ إِلَيْهِ

Transliteration

Innamal-a'mālu bin-niyyāt, wa innamā likulli-mri'in mā nawā. Faman kānat hijratuhu ilā dunyā yusībuhā aw ilā imra'atin yankihuhā, fahijratuhu ilā mā hājara ilayh

Translation

Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab: I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended. So whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration was for what he emigrated for."

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Before starting any task today, set a clear, sincere intention to please Allah.

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