Suppose you’re doing something to pelase your parents more, than with your heart. Would you still be rewarded for that in hasanat or not?
I mean, the more intense your niya is, themore hasanat your get. But what if you’re only pleasing your parents, would you still be rewarded or not? Becuase then your niya wasn’t in doing that good deed becuase of you yourself, only becuase you are told to, even though you know it’s a good thing. I don’t know if i make sense (don’t answer this please), what I mean is then you dont have the niya for that good deed, but only in listening to your parents. So there is no hasanat for that deed then, is there?
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On the authority of Omar bin Al-Khattab, who said : I heared the messenger of Allah salla Allah u alihi wa sallam say :
"Actions are but by intention and every man shall have but that which he intended. Thus he whose migration was for Allah and His messenger, his migration was for Allah and His messenger, and he whose migration was to achieve some worldly benefit or to take some woman in marriage, his migration was for that for which he migrated."
related by Bukhari and Muslim
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On the authority of Ibn Abbas that the messenger of Allah, among the sayings he relates from his Lord is :
"Allah has written down the good deeds and the bad ones." Then he explained it [by saying that] :" He who has intended a good deed and has not done it, Allah writes it down with Himself as a full good deed, but if he has intended it and has done it, Allah writes it down with Himself as from ten good deeds to seven hundred times, or many times over. But if he has intended a bad deed and has not done it, Allah writes it down with Himself as a full good deed, but if he has intended it and has done it, Allah writes it down as one bad deed."
related by Bukhari and Muslim in their two salihs
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These are from the 40 Hadith compiled by Yahia bin Sharaful-Deen An-Nawawi. Note that the latter Hadith does not mention an unintended good deed as being noted down as a good deed - intention is the critical issue.
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*Originally posted by sadya: *
Suppose you're doing something to pelase your parents more, than with your heart. Would you still be rewarded for that in hasanat or not?
I mean, the more intense your niya is, themore hasanat your get. But what if you're only pleasing your parents, would you still be rewarded or not? Becuase then your niya wasn't in doing that good deed becuase of you yourself, only becuase you are told to, even though you know it's a good thing. I don't know if i make sense (don't answer this please), what I mean is then you dont have the niya for that good deed, but only in listening to your parents. So there is no hasanat for that deed then, is there?
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Its confusing....
If you are doing something to please them then obviously your neat is good.Unless you are expecting some share of their property in return.
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*Originally posted by sadya: *
Suppose you're doing something to pelase your parents more, than with your heart. Would you still be rewarded for that in hasanat or not?
I mean, the more intense your niya is, themore hasanat your get. But what if you're only pleasing your parents, would you still be rewarded or not? Becuase then your niya wasn't in doing that good deed becuase of you yourself, only becuase you are told to, even though you know it's a good thing. I don't know if i make sense (don't answer this please), what I mean is then you dont have the niya for that good deed, but only in listening to your parents. So there is no hasanat for that deed then, is there?
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The Commander of the Faithful, `Umar b. al-Khattâb, relates that he heard Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) say: "Actions are but by intentions and every man will have only what he intended. So whoever emigrated for Allah and His Messenger, then his emigration was for Allah and His Messenger. And whoever emigrated to attain something of this world or to marry a woman, then his emigration was for whatever reason he emigrated." [Sahîh al-Bukhârî and Sahîh Muslim]
To earn the reward the intention should be there. It’s like some body who has no intention of fasting but goes through the actions of having Suhoor and then going hungry all the day till Iftaar. This will not be counted as a fast as the intention was not there though the actions were.
There is great reward in looking after and caring for parents. Obedience to parents is highly recommended in Holy Quran and Hadith.
Listening to your parents, in any good they have enjoined upon you...I dont see how that would be deemed as a bad deed.
I dont see why it wouldnt be a good intention to obey your parents if what they are asking you to do isnt harmful.
For more info about the status of parents in Islam, following thread might be useful.:flower1:
JazakAllah for the replies.