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Sahih al-Bukhari 7501

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “Allah says, ‘If My slave intends to do a bad deed then (O Angels) do not write it unless he does it; if he does it, then write it as it is,…

Abu Hurayrahnarrated it
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حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «يَقُولُ اللَّهُ إِذَا أَرَادَ عَبْدِي أَنْ يَعْمَلَ سَيِّئَةً فَلَا تَكْتُبُوهَا عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى يَعْمَلَهَا، فَإِنْ عَمِلَهَا فَاكْتُبُوهَا بِمِثْلِهَا وَإِنْ تَرَكَهَا مِنْ أَجْلِي فَاكْتُبُوهَا لَهُ حَسَنَةً وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ حَسَنَةً فَلَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا فَاكْتُبُوهَا لَهُ حَسَنَةً، فَإِنْ عَمِلَهَا فَاكْتُبُوهَا لَهُ بِعَشْرِ أَمْثَالِهَا إِلَى سَبْعِمِائَةٍ»

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “Allah says, ‘If My slave intends to do a bad deed then (O Angels) do not write it unless he does it; if he does it, then write it as it is, but if he refrains from doing it for My Sake, then write it as a good deed (in his account). (On the other hand) if he intends to do a good deed, but does not do it, then write a good deed (in his account), and if he does it, then write it for him (in his account) as ten good deeds up to seven-hundred times.’”

আবূ হুরাইরাহ (রাঃ) হতে বর্ণিত। রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বলেছেন ঃ আল্লাহ্ বলেন, আমার বান্দা কোন গুনাহর কাজ করতে চাইলে তা না করা পর্যন্ত তার গুনাহ্ লেখো না। আর যদি তা করেই ফেলে, তাহলে তা সমপরিমাণ লেখো। আর যদি আমার (মাহাত্ম্যের) কারণে তা ত্যাগ করে, তাহলে তার পক্ষে একটি নেকী লেখো এবং যদি বান্দা কোন ভাল কাজের ইচ্ছা করল কিন্তু তা না করে, তবুও তোমরা তার জন্য একটি নেকী লেখো। তারপর যদি তা করে, তবে তোমরা তার জন্য কাজটির দশ গুণ থেকে সাত’শ গুণ পর্যন্ত লেখো।

ہم سے قتیبہ بن سعید نے بیان کیا، انہوں نے کہا ہم سے مغیرہ بن عبدالرحمٰن نے بیان کیا، ان سے ابوالزناد نے بیان کیا، ان سے اعرج نے بیان کیا اور ان سے ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ نے بیان کیا کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا ”اللہ تعالیٰ فرماتا ہے کہ جب میرا بندہ کسی برائی کا ارادہ کرے تو اسے نہ لکھو یہاں تک کہ اسے کر نہ لے۔

جب اس کو کر لے پھر اسے اس کے برابر لکھو اور اگر اس برائی کو میرے خوف سے چھوڑ دے تو اس کے حق میں ایک نیکی لکھو اور اگر بندہ کوئی نیکی کرنی چاہے تو اس کے لیے ارادہ ہی پر ایک نیکی اس کے لیے لکھو۔“

Ebu Hureyre'nin nakline göre Resulullah Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem şöyle demiştir: "Yüce Allah şöyle buyurur: 'Kulum fena bir iş yapmak istediğinde hemen bu iradesini defterine yazmayınız ta bu iradesini gerçekleştirip, o fiili yapıncaya kadar bekleyiniz. Eğer o fenalığı yaparsa o yaptığı fenalığın bir mislini yazınız. Eğer benden çekinerek yapmaz, bırakırsa bu defa onun hesabına bir hasene yazınız.

Bir de kulum bir güzel iş yapmak ister de (herhangi bir sebeple) yapamazsa ona bu güzel niyetine müka.fat olarak bir hasene yazınız. Eğer yaparsa yaptığı o işin mükC'ıfatını on mislinden yediyüz katına kadar yazınız

Sahih al-Bukhari 7501, Book 97, Oneness, Uniqueness of Allah (Tawheed), Hadith 126. 1 min read

What it means

This is Allah, the Almighty, addressing His angels, who are in charge of keeping records of human deeds. This discourse indicates divine generosity and forgiveness toward humans.

For example, Allah says: “If My slave intends to do an evil deed, do not write it down until he does it.” Action could be an action of the heart, as it is normally an action of the organs. This is indicated in reports showing that actions of the heart are accounted for. One could be rewarded or punished for them.

In this respect, Allah says: {Whoever intends [a deed] therein of deviation [in religion] or wrongdoing – We will make him taste of a painful punishment} [Sūrat al-Hajj: 25]. In an authentic Hadīth, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If two Muslims meet with their swords, the killer and the one killed are both in Hellfire."

The Companions said: "That is (understood regarding) the killer. What about the killed one?" He replied: "He was also eager to kill his brother." These texts specify the general indication of “If he intends to do an evil deed, do not write it down until he does it.” This understanding does not contradict the evil deed being not written against one who commits it, because intention of the heart is an act.

The angels' writing of an evil deed “as it is” means as one sin. Allah says: {Whoever comes [on the Day of Judgment] with a good deed will have ten times the like thereof [to his credit], and whoever comes with an evil deed will not be recompensed except the like thereof; and they will not be wronged} [Sūrat al-An‘ām: 160].

He also says: {And whoever does righteous deeds, whether male or female, while being a believer – those will enter Paradise and will not be wronged, [even as much as] the speck on a date seed} [Sūrat An-Nisā': 124]. Not doing an evil deed for fearing Allah yields one reward. Not doing it for inability, or fear of people, or any other reason does not bring a reward but may rather bring one misdeed in one's account.

Intending to do a good deed but failing to undertake it brings one reward. This is generosity from Allah, the Almighty. Mere intention to do a good deed brings one reward; doing it brings ten up to seven hundred rewards. In this Hadīth, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) attributed the saying to Allah, the Almighty.

The saying of Allah is legislation that involves divine promises and merits. It is different from the Qur'an. It is not created; the speech of Allah is different from Allah's creation.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2Qutaybah ibn SaidTold us, Fourth generation, died 240 AH
  3. 3Al-Mughirah ibn Abd ar-RahmanTold us, Third generation, died 171 AH
  4. 4Abu az-Zinad Abdullah ibn DhakwanFrom, Successor, died 129 AH
  5. 5Abd ar-Rahman ibn Hurmuz al-ArajFrom, Successor, died 110 AH
  6. 6Abu HurayrahFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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