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Riyad al-SalihinAl-Nawawi

12 – Abū al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib (may Allah be pleased with them both) related that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, in what he narrates from his Lord—Blessed and Exalted is He—said: “Allah has recorded the good deeds and the evil deeds and then clarified them. Whoever intends a good deed but does not carry it out, Allah, Blessed and Exalted, records it with Him as one complete good deed. If he intends it and then performs it, Allah records it as ten good deeds, up to seven hundred times as much, and even more in manifold increase. Whoever intends an evil deed but refrains from doing it, Allah, Exalted is He, records it with Him as one complete good deed; but if he intends it and then commits it, Allah records it as only one evil deed.” Agreed upon.

13 – Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, “Three men from those who lived before you set out on a journey until night obliged them to seek shelter in a cave, so they entered it. A boulder then rolled down from the mountain and sealed the mouth of the cave. They said, ‘Nothing will save you from this rock except that you call upon Allah the Exalted by virtue of your righteous deeds.’

“One of them said: ‘O Allah, I had two elderly parents, and I never offered a drink¹ to my family or my servants before them. One day I went far in search of firewood and did not return² to them until they had fallen asleep. I milked their evening drink for them but found them still sleeping. I disliked waking them, yet I also disliked giving drink before them to my family or my servants. So I remained—cup in hand—awaiting their awakening until dawn broke³, while the children were crying⁴ at my feet. When they awoke, they drank their milk. O Allah, if I did that seeking Your Face, then relieve us of what we are in with respect to this rock.’ The rock moved a little, but they were still unable to get out.

“The second said: ‘O Allah, I had a female cousin who was the dearest of people to me— and in…’”

¹ aghbiqu: to serve someone their customary evening drink of milk.
² urih: to bring the livestock home for milking, i.e., to return at day’s end.
³ baraqa al-fajr: dawn broke; day-light appeared.
⁴ yataḍāghawn: the children were whimpering or crying out from hunger.

(1) That is, I would not allow any relative, nor any property such as a slave or servant, to drink before them; al-ghubuq (the evening drink) is the beverage taken at dusk. (2) Meaning: I returned. (3) That is, its light became visible. (4) Meaning: they were crying out from hunger.

١٢ - وعن أبي العبّاس عبدِ الله بن عبدِ المطلب رضي الله عنهما ، عن رسول الله ﷺ فيما يروي عن ربه تبارك وتعالى قال : « إنَّ اللهَ كَتَبَ الْحَسَنَاتِ وَالسَّيِّئَاتِ ثُمَّ بَيَّنَ ذَلِكَ : فَمَنْ هَمَّ بِحَسَنَةٍ فَلَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا كَتَبَهَا اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى عِنْدَهُ حَسَنَةً كَامِلَةً ؛ وَإِنْ هَمَّ بِهَا فَعَمِلَهَا كَتَبَهَا اللَّهُ عَشْرَ حَسَنَاتٍ إِلَى سَبْعِمِائَةِ ضِعْفٍ إِلَى أَضْعَافٍ كَثِيرَةٍ ، وَإِنْ هَمَّ بِسَيِّئَةٍ فَلَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا كَتَبَهَا اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عِنْدَهُ حَسَنَةً كَامِلَةً ، وَإِنْ هَمَّ بِهَا فَعَمِلَهَا كَتَبَهَا اللَّهُ سَيِّئَةً وَاحِدَةً » متفق عليه . ١٣ - وعن أبي عبد الرحمن عبد الله بن عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنهما قال : سمعتُ رسول الله ﷺ يقول : « انْطَلَقَ ثَلاثَةُ نَفَرٍ مِمَّنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ حَتَّى آوَاهُمُ الْمَبِيتُ إِلَى غَارٍ فَدَخَلُوهُ ، فَانْحَدَرَتْ صَخْرَةٌ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ فَسَدَّتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الْغَارَ ؛ فَقَالُوا : إِنَّهُ لا يُنْجِيكُمْ مِنْ هَذِهِ الصَّخْرَةِ إِلا أَنْ تَدْعُوا اللَّهَ تَعَالَى بِصَالِحِ أَعْمَالِكُمْ . قال رجلٌ مِنْهُمْ : اللَّهُمَّ كَانَ لِي أَبَوَانِ شَيْخَانِ كَبِيرَانِ ، وَكُنْتُ لا أَغْبِقُ(١) قَبْلَهُمَا أَهْلاً وَلا مَالاً ، فَنَأَى بِي طَلَبُ الشَّجَرِ يَوْماً فَلَمْ أُرِحْ(٢) عَلَيْهِمَا حَتَّى نَامَا ، فَحَلَبْتُ لَهُمَا غَبُوقَهُمَا فَوَجَدْتُهُمَا نَائِمَيْنِ ، فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُوقِظَهُمَا وَأَنْ أَغْبِقَ قَبْلَهُمَا أَهْلاً أَوْ مَالاً ، فَلَبِثْتُ - وَالْقَدَحُ عَلَى يَدِي - أَنْتَظِرُ اسْتِيقَاظَهُمَا حَتَّى بَرَقَ الْفَجْرُ(٣) وَالصِّبْيَةُ يَتَضَاغَوْنَ عِنْدَ قَدَمَيَّ(٤) ، فَاسْتَيْقَظَا فَشَرِبَا غَبُوقَهُمَا . اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتُ فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِكَ فَفَرِّجْ عَنَّا مَا نَحْنُ فِيهِ مِنْ هَذِهِ الصَّخْرَةِ ، فَانْفَرَجَتْ شَيْئاً لا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ الْخُرُوجَ مِنْهُ . قال الآخر : اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُ كَانَتْ لِي ابْنَةُ عَمٍّ كَانَتْ أَحَبَّ النَّاسِ إِلَيَّ - وَفِي

(١) أي : لا أقدم في الشرب قبلهما أهلا ولا مالا من رقيق وخادم . و(الغبوق) : شرب العشي . (٢) أي : أرجع . (٣) أي : ظهر ضوؤه . (٤) أي : يصيحون من الجوع .