If a person performs a permissible act without intending it to be an act of worship, does he receive a reward?
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The questioner : May Allah forgive you, O Shaykh, if a person does not turn permissible acts into acts of worship.
The Shaykh : If so.
The questioner : If a person does not turn them.
The Shaykh : If a person does not.
The questioner : If a person does not turn permissible acts into acts of worship, does he not receive a reward?
The Shaykh : That is, if he performs a permissible act without intending it to be an act of worship.
The questioner : Yes, like sleep.
The Shaykh : It is known that there is no reward for it unless it involves something that benefits others. If it is something that benefits others, such as a person feeding his family members for whom he is obligated to provide maintenance, and he feeds them, then he may not have the intention present, yet he receives a reward. Likewise, if a person plants wheat or plants a palm tree, and a bird, a beast, or a person benefits from it, a reward is recorded for him.
The Shaykh : If so.
The questioner : If a person does not turn them.
The Shaykh : If a person does not.
The questioner : If a person does not turn permissible acts into acts of worship, does he not receive a reward?
The Shaykh : That is, if he performs a permissible act without intending it to be an act of worship.
The questioner : Yes, like sleep.
The Shaykh : It is known that there is no reward for it unless it involves something that benefits others. If it is something that benefits others, such as a person feeding his family members for whom he is obligated to provide maintenance, and he feeds them, then he may not have the intention present, yet he receives a reward. Likewise, if a person plants wheat or plants a palm tree, and a bird, a beast, or a person benefits from it, a reward is recorded for him.