The meaning of his saying: "Whoever intends a good deed but does not perform it, one good deed is recorded for him; if he performs it, ten are recorded for him. And whoever intends an evil deed but does not perform it, nothing is recorded for him; if he performs it, one evil deed is recorded for him..."
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The reciter: Mishkat al-Masabih 5863 It was narrated by Muslim.
The Shaykh : This wording is from the route of Thabit al-Bunani from Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him). There is some disagreement between this wording and the previous one narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim from Qatadah from Anas. This slight difference does not make the hadith confused or weak; rather, it is possible to reconcile this disagreement in one of the ways of reconciliation. However, this wording contains an important point: the intention of a good deed and the intention of an evil deed. If one intends an evil deed, is he punished for it or not? And if one intends a good deed, is he rewarded for it or not? This is an important matter. We say that if one intends an evil deed and performs it, it is one evil deed, as Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said:[Al-An'am 6:160].
He who intends to do a good deed and does not do it will have a good deed recorded for him, and if he does it, it will be recorded for him as ten; whereas he who intends to do an evil deed and does not do it will have nothing recorded for him, and if he does it one evil deed will be recorded for him.' I then came down, and when I came to Moses and told him he said, `Go back to your Lord and ask Him to make things lighter'." God's messenger said that he replied, "I have gone back to my Lord till I am ashamed to face Him."
من هم بحسنة فلم يعملها كتبت له حسنة فإن عملها كتبت له عشراً ومن هم بسيئة فلم يعملها لم تكتب له شيئاً فإن عملها كتبت له سيئة واحدة قال فنزلت حتى انتهيت إلى موسى فأخبرته فقال: ارجع إلى ربك فسله التخفيف فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقلت: قد رجعت إلى ربي حتى استحييت منهThe Shaykh : This wording is from the route of Thabit al-Bunani from Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him). There is some disagreement between this wording and the previous one narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim from Qatadah from Anas. This slight difference does not make the hadith confused or weak; rather, it is possible to reconcile this disagreement in one of the ways of reconciliation. However, this wording contains an important point: the intention of a good deed and the intention of an evil deed. If one intends an evil deed, is he punished for it or not? And if one intends a good deed, is he rewarded for it or not? This is an important matter. We say that if one intends an evil deed and performs it, it is one evil deed, as Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said: