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Allah (SWT) Accepts Deeds That Are Only For Him
It is related by Umar Ibn al-Khattab (RA) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (SW) say:
“The actions are but judged according to intentions; and to every man is due what he intended. Thus, whosoever migrates for the sake of Allah (SWT) and His Messenger (SW) (and there is no other motive of his migration except compliance with the commands of Allah (SWT) and his Prophet (SW) and winning of their good pleasure), his migration is accounted for the sake of Allah and His Messenger (SW) (and doubtlessly, he is to true Muhajir- Emigrant- and shall receive the recompense prescribed for Hijrat-Migration-towards Allah and His Messenger (SW)); and whosoever migrates for the sake of this world or to wed a woman (his migration will not be for Allah and the Prophet [SW]), and will be accounted only for the purpose for which it is intended.” (Bukhari and Muslim)
Commentary:
The Main purpose of the Hadith is to Show that the goodness or badness and acceptability or otherwise of all human actions is dependant on intention.
Or, in other words, only such deeds will be deemed good and carry merit in the sight of Allah (SWT) which is done with a good and virtues intention and a ‘good’ deed noble and meritorious; on the contrary, it will held to be wicked and detestable according to the intention which motivated it through, apparently, it may be good and praiseworthy.
To summarise, Allah (SWT) judges the worth and value of a deed by the motive with which it is performed.
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