Reward for a righteous deed without knowledge or intention
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is a person rewarded for a deed he performed without knowing it was a righteous deed, or without intending it? This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to the people: “You are not but in prayer as long as you are waiting for it.”
Answer:
The Companions intended this; they intended to wait, sitting there with that intention. As for doing something without intending it,Sahih al-Bukhari 1 there is no deed without intention. The Companions intended this; they intended to wait.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is a person rewarded for a deed he performed without knowing it was a righteous deed, or without intending it? This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to the people: “You are not but in prayer as long as you are waiting for it.”
Answer:
The Companions intended this; they intended to wait, sitting there with that intention. As for doing something without intending it,
The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended.
أنما الأعمال بالنيات وإنما لكل امرئ ما نوى
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 35 من 148|شرح كتاب المنتقى|الصلاة|بيان أنها الوسطى وما ورد في ذلك في غيرها|صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:15:23)
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