Seven Hundred Times And More


The Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Allah records good
and bad deeds in this way: If anyone intends to do a good deed, but
does not do it, Allah still records it with Him as one full good deed.
If he intends a good deed and then carries it out, Allah records it
with Him as ten to seven hundred times in reward or even increases it
many times more. If anyone intends to do a bad deed but does not
actually do it, Allah records it with Him as one full good deed. If he
intends to do a bad deed and does it, Allah records it with Him as
only one bad deed.” [Bukhari]

So easily does Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) reward us, that even
intending to do a good deed earns us the full reward of having done
it. This is great encouragement to think along constructive lines.
Actually performing the intended good deed, gets us the reward of
having done many good deeds. Intending a bad deed will not be
punished, while abstaining from actually doing it, earns us the reward
of a full good deed.

It is thus to be wondered how anyone can doubt the love that Allah
(subhana wa ta’ala) has for His creatures! The root of mercy is love.
This method of taking account of our deeds shows Allah’s extreme love
for us. Suppose your son or daughter gave you $7 for safekeeping every
week. Every time your child would ask you for their money back, you
would return them $700 instead of $7. Provided you could afford to do
this, could there be any reason for your doing this, other than your
extreme love for your child? This is a little like Allah’s love for
us, although His love is much deeper and vaster than what we are
capable of imagining.

One of Allah's names is Shakoor, the One who appreciates. Nobody can
appreciate the way Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) can, for even if the
good deed or intention is like a grain in the middle of a rock, He
will know of it. It is said that when you do good by a person, the
average person will repay you by ten bad deeds. But when you do
something for Allah (subhana wa ta’ala), no matter how small it is,
Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) will know it and repay you by multiplying
it into at least ten good deeds. That is why, only the person who does
good for Allah's pleasure, can remain committed in doing good: While
those who seek acknowledgement from people for their deeds, can not
stay committed (have istiqamat) in doing good, because people cannot
appreciate and repay the way that Allah (subhana wa ta’ala)
appreciates and repays.

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