Chapter: The words of the prophets saws: Deeds are but with intentions which includes fighting and other deeds
It has been narrated on the authority of Umar b. al-Khattab that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: (The value of) an action depends on the intention behind it. A man will be rewarded only for what he intended. The emigration of one who emigrates for the sake of Allah and His Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) is for the sake of Allah and His Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) ; and the emigration of one who emigrates for gaining a worldly advantage or for marrying a woman is for what he has emigrated.
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