The Ruling on Intention in Acts of Worship and the Meaning of the Hadith: “They will be resurrected according to their intentions”
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This questioner from Riyadh has a set of questions. In her first question, she asks: What is the meaning of the hadith: “Indeed,Sunan an-Nasa'i 2083Sahih (Darussalam) according to their intentions”? And is it obligatory for a person to hold the intention in mind for every deed he performs, even if it is simple?
The Shaykh:
Intention in deeds and in acts of worship is obligatory, and it is a condition for their validity. The saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “Indeed, deeds are by intentions”
The questioner:
And indeed, for every person
The Shaykh:
is what he intended.
The questioner:
But the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “according to their intentions,” is not what the questioner understood, because the hadith was revealed regarding the group
The Shaykh:
who are prescribed
The questioner:
to be descended upon
The Shaykh:
with punishment.
The questioner:
With them were some righteous people.
The Shaykh:
Mumble.
The questioner:
With them were some righteous people, and the
The Shaykh:
punishment from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) descended upon them, striking the righteous
The questioner:
with what struck
The Shaykh:
the wicked due to their
The questioner:
presence with them. Allah will resurrect them on the Day of Resurrection according to their intentions, meaning according to their righteousness. They will not be in the Hereafter, and their ruling in the Hereafter will not be the ruling of those punished and those sinners. One of the Mothers of the Believers said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “Will we be destroyed while there are righteous people among us?” He said: “Yes, if the evil among them becomes prevalent.”
The Shaykh:
And when he informed (peace
The questioner:
be upon him) about a group intending to attack the Ka'bah, meaning to wage war on the Ka'bah, and they were afflicted with an eclipse, and he was asked (peace and blessings be upon him) about those who were with them who did not have their intention, such as shepherds and the like, he said (peace and blessings be upon him): “They will be struck by what struck the group, then Allah will resurrect them on the Day of Resurrection according to their intention.
The Shaykh:
They will be struck by what struck the group due to their presence with them. This contains a warning against mixing with the wicked, sitting with the sinners, and accompanying them; lest a person be struck by the same punishment or the same sin that descends upon them. As for the Hereafter, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) will reward each person according to his deed and according to his intention. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner from Riyadh has a set of questions. In her first question, she asks: What is the meaning of the hadith: “Indeed,
The people will be raised up on the Day of Resurrection
يبعث الناس يوم القيامةThe Shaykh:
Intention in deeds and in acts of worship is obligatory, and it is a condition for their validity. The saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “Indeed, deeds are by intentions”
The questioner:
And indeed, for every person
The Shaykh:
is what he intended.
The questioner:
But the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “according to their intentions,” is not what the questioner understood, because the hadith was revealed regarding the group
The Shaykh:
who are prescribed
The questioner:
to be descended upon
The Shaykh:
with punishment.
The questioner:
With them were some righteous people.
The Shaykh:
Mumble.
The questioner:
With them were some righteous people, and the
The Shaykh:
punishment from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) descended upon them, striking the righteous
The questioner:
with what struck
The Shaykh:
the wicked due to their
The questioner:
presence with them. Allah will resurrect them on the Day of Resurrection according to their intentions, meaning according to their righteousness. They will not be in the Hereafter, and their ruling in the Hereafter will not be the ruling of those punished and those sinners. One of the Mothers of the Believers said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “Will we be destroyed while there are righteous people among us?” He said: “Yes, if the evil among them becomes prevalent.”
The Shaykh:
And when he informed (peace
The questioner:
be upon him) about a group intending to attack the Ka'bah, meaning to wage war on the Ka'bah, and they were afflicted with an eclipse, and he was asked (peace and blessings be upon him) about those who were with them who did not have their intention, such as shepherds and the like, he said (peace and blessings be upon him): “They will be struck by what struck the group, then Allah will resurrect them on the Day of Resurrection according to their intention.
The Shaykh:
They will be struck by what struck the group due to their presence with them. This contains a warning against mixing with the wicked, sitting with the sinners, and accompanying them; lest a person be struck by the same punishment or the same sin that descends upon them. As for the Hereafter, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) will reward each person according to his deed and according to his intention. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5943- حكم النية في العبادات ومعنى حديث: يبعثون على نياتهم - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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