Noting-Down of Good Deeds and Bad Deeds

TRANSLATION

Good and Bad Deeds

On the Authority of Ibn Abbas (R.A.) that the Prophet (S.A.W.) said:

"Allah ordered (the appointed angels over you) that the good and the bad deeds be written, and He then showed (the way) how (to write). If somebody intends to do a good deed and he does not do it, then Allah will write for him a full good deed (in his account with Him); and if he intends to do a good deed and actually did it, then Allah will write for him (in his account) with Him (its reward equal) from ten to seven hundred times to many more times: and if somebody intended to do a bad deed and he does not do it, then Allah will write a full good deed (in his account) with Him, and if he intended to do it (a bad deed) and actually did it, then Allah will write one bad deed (in his account) ."

(Sahih Al-Bukhari: 6491)

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

This Hadith mentions the magnitude of divine blessings which Allah Bestows upon His faithful salves/believers on the day of resurrection.

The Hadith mentions that the reward of good deeds of a believer will be multiplied several times by Allah whereas evil acts/bad deeds will be recorded as only one sin. But we have to be careful because if a person has committed a sin once and then has the intention of repeating it whenever possible. That is this person is persisting on disobedience and is subject to punishment because of his bad intention even if he does it years later.