قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) نِيَّةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ وَ نِيَّةُ الْكَافِرِ شَرٌّ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ وَ كُلُّ عَامِلٍ يَعْمَلُ عَلَى نِيَّتِهِ .
Translation
Ali, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘The intention of the Believer is better than his deed, and the intention of the disbeliever is more evil than his deed, and every deed is performed upon its intention’.
Book (Kitab)كتاب الإيمان و الكفر
Chapter (Bab)بَابُ النِّيَّةِ
CollectionAl-Kafi
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