Nawawi 37 — Good Deeds Multiplied (Qudsi)
اللہ نے نیکیاں برائیاں لکھ دیں: نیکی کی نیت پر ایک، عمل پر دس سے سات سو؛ برائی کی نیت پر کچھ نہیں جب تک کرے — پھر ایک۔
Allah recorded good and bad: intending good earns one (even unacted); acting earns ten to seven hundred; intending evil earns nothing unless acted — then one (abridged Qudsi).
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Arabic
إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَتَبَ الْحَسَنَاتِ وَالسَّيِّئَاتِ
Transliteration
Innallaha katabal-hasanati was-sayyi’at.
Meaning
Allah recorded good and bad: intending good earns one (even unacted); acting earns ten to seven hundred; intending evil earns nothing unless acted — then one (abridged Qudsi). | Urdu: اللہ نے نیکیاں برائیاں لکھ دیں: نیکی کی نیت پر ایک، عمل پر دس سے سات سو؛ برائی کی نیت پر کچھ نہیں جب تک کرے — پھر ایک۔
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim (Hadith Qudsi)
Lesson
The accounting favours you absurdly: intentions pay, attempts multiply, evil thoughts are free. Intend widely today.
Source & grade
Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim (Hadith Qudsi)
Narrated by Ibn Abbas
Sahih40 Hadith of Nawawi
From: Al-Arba’in al-Nawawiyyah (Imam Yahya al-Nawawi) • Hadees 37 of 40 • Verify wording with a teacher; rulings differ — consult scholars.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does "إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَتَبَ الْحَسَنَاتِ وَالسَّيِّئَاتِ" mean?
Allah recorded good and bad: intending good earns one (even unacted); acting earns ten to seven hundred; intending evil earns nothing unless acted — then one (abridged Qudsi). Urdu: اللہ نے نیکیاں برائیاں لکھ دیں: نیکی کی نیت پر ایک، عمل پر دس سے سات سو؛ برائی کی نیت پر کچھ نہیں جب تک کرے — پھر ایک۔
What is the lesson of this hadees?
The accounting favours you absurdly: intentions pay, attempts multiply, evil thoughts are free. Intend widely today.
Where is this hadees from?
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim (Hadith Qudsi) (narrated by Ibn Abbas). Grade: Sahih. From: Al-Arba’in al-Nawawiyyah (Imam Yahya al-Nawawi). Learn wording from a teacher; consult scholars for rulings.
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