Then he -asws recited...
Then he -asws recited: Say: ‘Every one acts according to his own disposition; [17:84] – i.e. upon his intention’’. [19] قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ يَا عِيسَى لَا يَصْلُحُ لِسَانَانِ فِي فَمٍ وَاحِدٍ وَ لَا قَلْبَانِ فِي صَدْرٍ وَاحِدٍ وَ كَذَلِكَ الْأَذْهَانُ. Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic: O Isa -as ! It is not correct having two tongues in one mouth, nor two hearts in one chest, and like that are the minds (in one head)’’.
[20] الكافي عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص نِيَّةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ وَ نِيَّةُ الْكَافِرِ شَرٌّ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ وَ كُلُّ عَامِلٍ يَعْمَلُ عَلَى نِيَّتِهِ.
(The book) ‘Al Kafi’ – from Ali, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, from his father, ‘From Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah -saww said: ‘Intention of the Momin is better than his deed, and intention of the Kafir is eviler than his deed, and every worker works based upon his intention’’. [21] الكافي عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ عَنِ الثُّمَالِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع قَالَ: لَا عَمَلَ إِلَّا بِنِيَّةٍ.
(The book) ‘Al Kafi’ – from Ali, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Malik Bin Atiyya, from Al Sumali, ‘From Ali -asws Bin Al-Husayn -asws having said: ‘There is no deed except with intention’’.
[22] وَ يُؤَيِّدُهُمَا الْخَبَرُ الثَّالِثُ وَ الْخَامِسُ وَ مَا رَوَاهُ الصَّدُوقُ ره فِي عِلَلِ الشَّرَائِعِ بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ نِيَّةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ وَ ذَلِكَ لِأَنَّهُ يَنْوِي مِنَ الْخَيْرِ مَا لَا يُدْرِكُهُ وَ نِيَّةُ الْكَافِرِ شَرٌّ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ وَ ذَلِكَ لِأَنَّ الْكَافِرَ يَنْوِي الشَّرَّ وَ يَأْمُلُ مِنَ الشَّرِّ مَا لَا يُدْرِكُهُ.
And these two are supported by the third Hadeeth, and the fifth, and what is reported by Al Sadouq in (the book) ‘Ilal Al Sharaie’ by his chain, ‘From Abu Ja’’far -asws having said: ‘Intention of the Momin is better than his deed, and that is because he intends from the good what he has not come across yet, and intention of the Kafir is eviler than his deed, and that is because the Kafir intends the evil, and he hopes from the evil what he has not come across it yet’’.
[23] وَرَدَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ مِنْ أَنَّ ابْنَ آدَمَ إِذَا هَمَّ بِالْحَسَنَةِ كُتِبَتْ لَهُ حَسَنَةٌ وَ إِذَا هَمَّ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ لَمْ يُكْتَبْ عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ حَتَّى يَعْمَلَ.
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