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Hadith #1 of the Forty An-Nawawi
ُ‫? َعنْه‬ ُ ‫ضا‬ َ َ ّ َ ْ ْ َ ُ ْ َ َ َ ْ ُْ َ ْ َ

َ
َ ِ ‫عن أِمي المؤِمن ِي أب حفٍص عمر بن الطاب ر‬
ِ ِ ِ ِ
ُ َ ْ َ ْ َ َّ ُ ُ َ َ ّ َ َُ ُ ْ َ َ َ
‫ إنما العمال‬:‫ سِمعت رسول ا?ِ صل ا? عليه وسلم يقول‬:‫قال‬
َ?ّ ‫جَرتُُه إَ` ا‬ْ ‫ته‬ ْ َ َ ْ ََ َ َ َ ْ ّ ُ َ َّ َّ ِ ‫ل‬
ّ ‫با‬
ِ ِ ‫ فمن كن‬،‫ئ ما نوى‬ ٍ ‫ك امِر‬ ِ ِ ‫ل‬ ‫ا‬ ‫م‬ ‫ن‬U ،‫ت‬ِ ‫ا‬‫ي‬ ِ
َ‫جَرتُُه ِ ُلْنَيا يُِصيُبها‬ ْ ‫ته‬ ْ َ َ ْ ََ َ ّ َ َُُ ْ َ
ِ ‫ ومن كن‬،ِ‫َوَرُسوِلِ فِهجرته إ` ا?ِ ورسوِل‬
ُ َ َ
َْ َ َ َ َ َ ُ ُ َ ْ َ َ ُ ْ َ َ َ ْ ْ َ
. ِ‫كحها فِهجرته إ` ما هاجر إله‬ ِ ‫أو امرأٍة ين‬
Omar (may Allah be pleased with him), reported that
the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ﷺ‬said: Actions are based on
intentions, and everyone will rewarded according to
their intention. Whoever’s migration was to Allah and
His Messenger, then their migration is to Allah and His
Messenger, but whoever’s migration was for some
parts of worldly life that they wished to acquire, or for
a woman to marry, then their migration was for
whatever they migrated for.
The significance of the Hadith

This Hadeeth has a great place within Islam. For righteous
actions have two conditions: sincerity, and following the
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sunnah of the Prophet(‫)ﷺ‬. This Hadeeth speaks about
the first condition of sincerity.
The scholars have indicated the importance of this

Hadith. Ash-Shafi (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
This Hadeeth is a third of knowledge, and it is related to
seventy chapters of jurisprudence. Imam Ahmad (may
Allah have mercy on him), said: The fundamentals of Islam
revolve around three Hadith: This Hadith of Omar, the
Hadith of Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) which
states: Whoever introduces something into our religion
which is not a part of it, then it is rejected, and the
Hadeeth of An-Numan (may Allah be pleased with him),
which states: The lawful is clear, and the unlawful is
clear.
Explanation of the Hadeeth

Actions are based on intentions, which means that the
intention is the condition for actions to be counted. In
other words, if there is no intention, then the action is not
counted. The intention is not spoken out loud. The
intention is the will and intent of the heart.
The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬said: Everyone will have what they

have intended. Some may falsely be lead to be believe
that there is repetition. In this regard, we must always
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remember that the Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬was given the
comprehensive speech. That is, his (‫ )ﷺ‬words speak
volumes. So we need to understand the distinct
meanings of the first two phrases of this Hadith. The first
phrase, as mentioned previously, indicates that only the
actions that have intentions are regarded. The second
phrase: Everyone will be rewarded according to their
intention, indicates that the intention is the basis for
either a reward or punishment. Whatever is for Allah the
Exalted and in accordance to the Sunnah, then the
person will earn a reward, and whatever is for other than
Allah the Exalted, then the person will be punished.
The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬then said: Whoever’s migration was to

Allah and His Messenger, then their migration is to
Allah and His Messenger, but whoever’s migration was
for some parts of worldly life that they wished to
acquire, or for a woman to marry, then their migration
was for whatever they migrated for.
The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬said: Whoever’s migration was to

Allah and His Messenger, then their migration is to
Allah and His Messenger. The Prophet repeated
migration is to Allah and His Messenger to honor it and
highlight its importance.
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The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬informed us that the recompense for
migration differs based on the intentions and goals of the
migration. Whoever migrates out of love for Allah and His
Messenger such as migrating to learn Islamic knowledge
or to practice the religion freely then such a person has
truly migrated to Allah and His Messenger,
On the other hand, whoever migrates seek some worldly

gain or to marry a woman, then their migration is for
whatever they migrated to. Neither of these cases are
migrants for the sake of Allah.
The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬said: Their migration was for

whatever they migrated for and did not repeat the
specific aim of the migration as a means of showing its
insignificance and lack of importance. While they may
attain the worldly matter that they sought, they will not
earn reward for their migration.
Key Lessons from this Hadith
This hadeeth has many lessons and we will just consider a

few of them.
• Intentions are conditions for the correctness of

actions. Intentions are what distinguish between
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ordinary actions and acts of worship. Intentions are
distinguish between voluntary and obligatory acts of
worship. Additionally, intentions are the basis for
distinguishing between different types of obligatory
worship. For example, although Dhuhr and Asr are
both 4 rakat, it is the intention that distinguishes
between them.
• If one does not intend something for the sake of
Allah, then they are not rewarded for it even if it is
the same outwardly action. For example, a person
may perform intermittent fasting from Fajr and
Maghreb only intending a physical benefit such as
losing weight. Although technically he fasted the
same period of time as prescribed for a voluntary
fasting, he would not be rewarded for it because he
did not intend to fast for the sake of Allah.
• Whoever intends something and takes concrete
steps but is not able to do the action due to factors
outside their control, then they will still be rewarded
for the intention. For example, if someone intended
to perform Umrah and took concrete steps such as
saving money, buying a ticket and making a
reservation but in the end was prevented from going
due to a factor outside his control such as a
debilitating illness then he will be still rewarded for
the intention.
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• Based on intentions, ordinary actions can become
acts of worship. For example, all humans need to eat,
drink and sleep simply to survive. However, if
someone has the intention of eating in order to make
his body stronger for worship then his eating in itself
becomes an act of worship. The same can be said for
other ordinary aspects of life such as working and
earning a living. If one intends to seek Allah’s
pleasure, then these ordinary actions become actions
of worship that one is rewarded for.
Putting this Hadith into Action
We need to put this Hadith into action. Let us consider

some practical steps in this regard.
1. Monitor and safeguard our intentions

a. One needs to monitor what drives them to do
actions. Is it so that people can say how kind
they are? Or how generous they are? Or
thoughtful and caring they are? If that is the
case, certainly people will praise them and but
they will not earn a reward for their actions.
b. Sometimes people advertise their actions
without even realizing it. For example, a person
may announce that they can’t eat on a particular
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day because they are fasting. Or they may go
out of their way to broadcast an act of kindness
that they did in response to seeing a needy
person.
c. We should be cautious were possible to hide our
actions like the pious predecessors who would
hide that they were fasting from their own family
and friends. When leaving the house they would
give the meal to a poor person along the way.
Their family thought that they had breakfast.
When they went to the market, their friends
there assumed that they already ate at home.
2. We should make a habit of transforming the

customary acts into acts of worships
a. For example, when eating and sleeping intend
that the primary driver is to get stronger for
worship.
b. For example, when earning money – intend to
support family and help poor people etc..
So let us strive to put this hadith into action.

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Hadith #1 of the Forty An-Nawawi

ُ‫? َعنْه‬ ُ ‫ضا‬ َ َ ّ َ ْ ْ َ ُ ْ َ َ َ ْ ُْ َ ْ َ

The significance of the Hadith

The scholars have indicated the importance of this

Explanation of the Hadeeth

The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬said: Everyone will have what they

The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬then said: Whoever’s migration was to

The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬said: Whoever’s migration was to

On the other hand, whoever migrates seek some worldly

The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬said: Their migration was for

Key Lessons from this Hadith

This hadeeth has many lessons and we will just consider a

• Intentions are conditions for the correctness of

Putting this Hadith into Action

We need to put this Hadith into action. Let us consider

1. Monitor and safeguard our intentions

2. We should make a habit of transforming the

So let us strive to put this hadith into action.

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