We request clarification regarding the one who intends a good deed but does not perform it, provided he takes the means, for he is written the full reward of the deed.
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The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. The Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, mentioned in your explanation of *Al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah* a hadith about the spreading of the registers, stating that the one who intends a deed but does not perform it is written the full reward of the intention. And in the hadith, a man who has wealth and spends from it, and another who has none, said, "If I had like so-and-so, I would do like his deed." So the Messenger of Allah
(peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 4228Sahih, Sahih (Darussalam). However, in the deed itself, they are not equal in reward, based on the hadith: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 227.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Can you clarify this for us?
The Shaykh : Okay, we say that if a person intends a good deed. He intends to pray two rak'ahs and strives for it, but is prevented from doing so by an excuse that cannot be removed, then what is written for him? The full reward of the deed, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the man who has no wealth, saying, "What is this?" Based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[An-Nisa 4:100]. And as for the one who intends the good deed but does not perform its means, except that he is incapable of it, then he is written only the reward of the intention. The evidence: The poor who complained to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he did not say to them, "You and the rich are equal," but rather he said to them: Sunan Ibn Majah 1973Sahih (Darussalam). And as for if he leaves it not due to incapacity, then this is written as a good deed only, and he does not share in the reward of the doer, neither in the intention nor in the deed.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : It has ended.
The questioner : The covenant between us has ended.
The Shaykh : What time is it now?
The questioner : Twelve o'clock.
The Shaykh : Twelve o'clock? May Allah bless you, and until another meeting, if Allah wills, and peace be upon you.
(peace and blessings be upon him) said:
They will be equal in reward
فهما في الأجر سواءthe wealthy people have taken all the rewards
ذهب أهل الدثور بالأجورThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Can you clarify this for us?
The Shaykh : Okay, we say that if a person intends a good deed. He intends to pray two rak'ahs and strives for it, but is prevented from doing so by an excuse that cannot be removed, then what is written for him? The full reward of the deed, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the man who has no wealth, saying, "What is this?" Based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And whoever leaves his home as an emigrant to Allah and His Messenger and then death overtakes him - his reward has already become incumbent upon Allah
ومن يخرج من بيته مهاجرا إلى الله ورسوله ثم يدركه الموت فقد وقع أجره على اللهThat is the Grace of Allah which He bestows on whom He pleases.
ذلك فضل الله يؤتيه من يشاءThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : It has ended.
The questioner : The covenant between us has ended.
The Shaykh : What time is it now?
The questioner : Twelve o'clock.
The Shaykh : Twelve o'clock? May Allah bless you, and until another meeting, if Allah wills, and peace be upon you.