عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّمَا الْأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ وَإِنَّمَا لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى فَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ فَهِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَمَنْكَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ لِدُنْيَا يُصِيبُهَا أَوِ امْرَأَةٍ يَنْكِحُهَا فَهِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى مَا هَاجَرَ إِلَيْهِ
(Mutafaqqun Alaih)
Umar ibn al-Khattab reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, deeds are only with intentions and every person will have only what they intended. Whoever emigrated to Allah and His Messenger, his emigration is for Allah and His Messenger. Whoever emigrated to get something in the world or to marry a woman, his emigration is for that to which he emigrated.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 54, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1907
There is an Arabic saying that goes:
عَلَى قَدْرِ نِيَّاتِكُم تُرزَقُون
‘You will get what you intended.’
This phrase beautifully mirrors the saying of the Prophet Muhammad SAW : “...each man will have what he has intended for.”
For Muslims, any good deed that is done for the sake of Allah s.w.t, regardless of its quantity, will definitely be rewarded. To ensure that we gain rewards from our good deeds, it is important that we keep our intentions pure and sincere.
How to set the right intentions:
“A virtuous intention is the source of all goodness.” The heart is where intentions are formed. Hence as the heart and mind are interconnected, what we intent will influence our thoughts and then our actions.
Imam Muhammad Ibn ‘Abd Allah Bin Shaykh Al-Aydarus
Question: Does the state of heart influence our intentions?
Prophet Muhammad s.a.w mentioned, “…in the body there is a piece of flesh; if it is sound, the whole body is sound, and if it is corrupt the whole body is corrupt. Truly, it is the heart.” (Sahih Bukhari).
If the heart significantly influences our body, what more on our intentions? Hence, it is crucial that we constantly ensure our hearts are in a ‘healthy’ state: humbleness and ikhlas as we set our intentions to avoid pursuing any actions or goals that may harm ourselves and others.
Other than that, it also helps you to solidify a good deed. For a good deed not intended to please Allah only, is not blessed.
One of the ways to keep our hearts directed to Allah s.w.t is to recite a supplication that was practised by Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.:
" اللَّهُمَّ مُصَرِّفَ الْقُلُوبِ صَرِّفْ قُلُوبَنَا عَلَى طَاعَتِكَ "
‘O Allah! The controller of the hearts, direct our hearts to Your obedience.’
May Allah keep our intentions pure and grant us guidance to act upon them. Insha-Allah.
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