A bad deed intended and then left: one full good deed

ترك السيئة بعد الهمّ بها: حسنة كاملة

Whoever intends a bad deed and does not do it, God writes it with Him as one full good deed Muslim 131 — God has written good deeds and bad deeds; in Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him)'s narration, a bad deed a servant only speaks of within himself is forgiven him so long as he does not do it Muslim 129 — God has written good deeds and bad deeds. A bad deed left behind does not stay at zero in the account: it moves to the column of good deeds.

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Era: The Prophetic Era
Region: Global / Diaspora

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Part of: The reckoning of good and bad deeds

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The good deeds (al-hasanat)· The balance (al-mizan)· Sayyi'at (evil deeds and sins)· The reckoning of good and bad deeds· Expiation (kaffara)· The Reckoning· Calling to guidance or to error: the like of the rewards and sins of those who follow· Hajj without lewdness or wrongdoing, and umra to umra

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Sahih Muslim

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