Preserving Intention in Deeds and Spending on the Family
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, is it obligatory to always preserve the intention when performing deeds so that the servant is rewarded for them, such as intending to draw near to Allah with his spending on his family? And if he does not intend that and it is merely a habit, is he rewarded for it?
Answer:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Even what you put in your wife’s mouth,” meaning that what you put in your wife’s mouth is from the charities. So if he intends by his spending on his wife, his children, and his family to give charity, he has the reward for what he intended. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, is it obligatory to always preserve the intention when performing deeds so that the servant is rewarded for them, such as intending to draw near to Allah with his spending on his family? And if he does not intend that and it is merely a habit, is he rewarded for it?
Answer:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Even what you put in your wife’s mouth,” meaning that what you put in your wife’s mouth is from the charities. So if he intends by his spending on his wife, his children, and his family to give charity, he has the reward for what he intended. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب صفة الوضوء فرضه وسننه — islamhouse.com (46:50)
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