إِنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ، وَإِنَّمَا لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى
The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1 · Source checked
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Source
Sahih al-Bukhari 1
Book 1, Hadith 1
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What It Means: Reading in Context
This is the opening statement of a narration reported by Umar ibn al-Khattab. The full narration then gives an example of migration undertaken for a worldly purpose or marriage. Keep that example in view: this excerpt addresses intention and reward, rather than making intention a substitute for examining the action itself. This entry comes from Sahih al-Bukhari 1. The displayed text is an excerpt, not the complete narration. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.
REFLECTION · EDITORIAL
Before starting a task, take a moment to consider why you are doing it and who it serves. Let that intention guide the care you bring to the work.
This reflection is not Qur’an, hadith or an authoritative tafsir.