1781 - نِيَّةُ المُؤمِنِ خَيرٌ مِن عَمَلِهِ‏

1781. THE INTENTION OF THE BELIEVER IS BETTER THAN HIS ACTION

6315.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : نِيَّةُ المُؤمنِ خَيرٌ مِن عَمَلِهِ ، ونِيَّةُ الكافِرِ شَرٌّ مِن عَمَلِهِ، وكُلُّ عامِلٍ يَعمَلُ على‏ نِيَّتِهِ .¹

6315.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The intention of the believer is better than his action, and the intention of the disbeliever is worse than his action, and every doer does according to his intention.' ²

6316.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : نِيَّةُ المُؤمنِ أبلَغُ مِن عَمَلِهِ ، وكذلكَ الفاجِرُ .³

6316.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The intention of a believer is more effective than his action, and same with the evildoer.' ⁴

6317.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : نِيَّةُ المُؤمنِ أفضَلُ مِن عَمَلِهِ ؛ وذلكَ لأ نّهُ يَنوي مِن الخَيرِ ما لا يُدرِكُهُ ، ونِيَّةُ الكافِرِ شَرٌّ مِن عَمَلِهِ ؛ وذلكَ لأنَّ الكافِرَ يَنوي الشَّرَّ ويأمَلُ مِن الشَّرِّ ما لا يُدرِكُهُ .⁵

6317.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'The intention of a believer is better than his action, that is because he intends good that he cannot perform, and the intention of the disbeliever is worse than his action because he intends evil and he wishes in evil what he cannot perform.' ⁶

6318.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - في الجَوابِ عَن عِلَّةِ فَضلِ نِيَّةِ المُؤمنِ على‏ عَملِهِ - : لأنَّ العَمَلَ رُبَّما كانَ‏رِياءً لِلمَخلوقينَ، والنِّيَّةُ خالِصَةٌ لرَبِّ العالَمينَ، فيُعطي تَعالى‏ علَى النِّيَّةِ ما لا يُعطي علَى العَمَلِ .⁷

6318. Imam al-Sadiq (AS), in answer to the reason behind the superiority of a believer's intention over his action, 'Because an action could be done as an act of showing-off, but the intention is solely and sincerely for the Lord of the worlds, so He Almighty gives according to the intention what He does not give for the action.' ⁸

1780 - ثَوابُ نِيَّةِ الخَيرِ

1780. THE REWARD OF AN INTENTION TO DO GOOD

6309.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : تَرَكنا في المَدينَةِ أقواماً لا نَقطَعُ وادِياً ولا نَصعَدُ صُعوداً ولا نَهبِطُ هُبوطاً إلّا كانُوا مَعَنا . قالُوا : كَيفَ يَكونونَ مَعَنا ولَم يَشهَدوا ؟! قالَ : نِيّاتُهُم .¹

6309.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'We left groups of people in Madinah, while there was no valley we crossed nor heights we climbed nor hills we descended without them being with us. They said, 'How can they be with us when they did not witness any of this?' He said, '[Because of] their intentions.' ²

6310.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يا أبا ذرٍّ ، هِمَّ بالحَسَنَةِ وإن لَم تَعمَلْها ، لِكَيلا تُكتَبَ مِن الغافِلينَ .³

6310.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'O Abu Dharr, intend to do good, even if you do not [manage to] do it so that you are not written among the inattentive.' ⁴

6311.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : النِّيَّةُ الصّالِحَةُ أحَدُ العَمَلَينِ .⁵

6311.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Righteous intention is one of the two actions [it itself is a deed].' ⁶

6312.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - لِرجُلٍ يَوَدُّ حُضورَ أخيهِ ليَشهَدَ نَصرَ اللَّهِ على‏ أعدائهِ في الجَمَلِ - : أهَوى‏ أخيكَ مَعَنا ؟ فقالَ : نَعَم ، قالَ : فَقد شَهِدَنا ، ولَقد شَهِدَنا في عَسكَرِنا هذا أقوامٌ (قَومٌ) في أصلابِ الرِّجالِ وأرحامِ النِّساءِ ، سَيَرعَفُ بِهِمُ الزَّمانُ‏⁷ ، ويَقوى‏ بِهِمُ الإيمانُ .⁸

6312.Imam Ali (AS) said to a man who wished his brother was present so that he could see the victory of Allah over His enemies at the Battle of the Camel, 'Did your brother desire to be with us?' He said, 'Yes.' He (AS) said, 'Then he has witnessed us, and groups of people have witnessed us in our army while they are still in the loins of men and the wombs of women. Very soon time will bring them out and faith will become strong through them.' ⁹

6313.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : على‏ قَدرِ النِّيَّةِ تَكونُ مِن اللَّهِ العَطِيَّةُ .¹⁰

6313.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Allah's granting [of rewards] is according to the intention.' ¹¹

6314.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : إذا عَلِمَ اللَّهُ تعالى‏ حُسنَ نِيَّةٍ مِن أحَدٍ ، اكتَنَفَهُ بالعِصمَةِ .¹²

6314.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'When Allah Almighty knows the good intention of someone He encompasses him with protection [from sins].' ¹³