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Hadith card in Arabic and English. Actions are but by intentions, and every person shall have only what he intended. Al-Bukhari 1 and Muslim 1907, narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattab.

Actions are by intentions

August 23, 2026

أوّل حديثٍ في صحيح البخاري. وضعه العلماء في صدر مصنّفاتهم قصدًا.

ومعناه أنّ العملين يستويان في الصورة ويفترقان في الجزاء، بحسب الباعث عليهما.

البخاري ١، ومسلم ١٩٠٧ — من حديث عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه.

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The first hadith in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, placed at the head of their books by scholars deliberately.

Two deeds can look identical and be recompensed entirely differently, according to what moved them.

al-Bukhārī 1; Muslim 1907. Muttafaq ʿalayh.