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The good deeds (al-hasanat)

الحسنات

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Summary

A hasana is every good deed that draws near to God; its plural is al-hasanat. The Hasanat Browser gathers every occurrence of this word family in the Qur'an and the harvested corpus, by a mechanical scan of the texts: whenever newly harvested books mention the word, the passage appears on its own, without manual tagging.

In the Qur'an

The verses record that the good deeds are written, multiplied and able to efface evil deeds: "God does not wrong a single atom's weight; if it be a good deed He multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward" Qur'an 4:40; "whoever brings a good deed will have ten like it" Qur'an 6:160 Qur'an 27:89 Qur'an 28:84; "the good deeds efface the evil deeds" Qur'an 11:114; "those are they whose evil deeds God will change into good deeds" Qur'an 25:70 when the servant repents and does righteous work; "We changed evil to good" Qur'an 7:95, and "changing evil for good" Qur'an 27:11. The good loan has its own verses: "who lends God a good loan" Qur'an 2:245 Qur'an 57:11 Qur'an 64:17 Qur'an 73:20, including "lend God a good loan and He will multiply it for them" Qur'an 57:18. And al-husna is the reward of ihsan: "he shall have the reward of the best" Qur'an 18:88, "for those who do good, the best and more" Qur'an 10:26, "He will reward those who do good with the best" Qur'an 53:31, and "he believed in the best reward" Qur'an 92:6.

In the hadith

The hadith qudsi "God has written down the good deeds and the evil deeds" gathers the matter 1 2, with its recensions in Sahih Muslim 3 4 5: whoever intends a good deed and does not do it has a good deed written for him, and whoever does it has it written up to seven hundredfold. Ibn Majah generalizes the multiplication: "every deed of the son of Adam is multiplied — the good deed tenfold up to seven hundredfold" except fasting, which is for God 6 7. Muslim records that whoever initiates a good practice in Islam has its reward and the reward of whoever does it 8. The good deeds appear in the reward of particular acts: "whoever kills a gecko with the first blow ... has a good deed" 9 10, and "follow the evil deed with the good deed and it erases it" 11. In the hadith qudsi the angels say "My Lord, that is Your servant who intends an evil deed" when the servant has intended either evil or good 12.

Two senses of hasana in usage

The word carries two senses in the Qur'an, and this record gathers both: the good deed — as in "whoever brings a good deed" and the good-evil pair in the chapter of reward — and the good fortune or relief that descends in this world, as in "if good befalls them they say it is from Allah" Qur'an 4:78 and "our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the hereafter" Qur'an 2:201, the counterpart of evil in worldly affairs rather than in reward. "Qard hasan" is the fixed collocation for the loan to God Qur'an 2:245. "Al-asma' al-husna" (the most beautiful names) is a different formula belonging to the divine names, not to the chapter of good deeds, and the browser does not admit it.

What stays out

Bare "hasan" and "al-hasan" stay out because they are personal names and the hadith grade "hadith hasan"; so does the adverb or adjective "hasanan"; and "hasana" stays out when it is a feminine adjective on a noun ("an excellent example", "the goodly exhortation", "a goodly intercession") rather than a noun for a deed. Verified exclusions are frozen in the detector's exclusion list.

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This is a mechanical reading of the Qur'an and the harvested collections to date; its legal and exegetical senses have not been reviewed at preparation, and the index does not claim to cover books not yet harvested.

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Based on
The angels say: My Lord, that is Your servant who intends an evil deed — You know him best· Bukhari 6491 — God has written good deeds and bad deeds· Bukhari 7501 — God has written good deeds and bad deeds· Muslim 128 — God has written good deeds and bad deeds· Muslim 128b — God has written good deeds and bad deeds· Muslim 129 — God has written good deeds and bad deeds· Muslim 131 — God has written good deeds and bad deeds· Tirmidhi 3073 — God has written good deeds and bad deeds
Mentioned in
Sunan Abi Dawud 1113 — the good deed multiplied tenfold and beyond· Sunan Abi Dawud 1454 — the double reward· Sunan Abi Dawud 1990 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan Abi Dawud 2053 — the double reward· Sunan Abi Dawud 2396 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan Abi Dawud 2427 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan Abi Dawud 2432 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan Abi Dawud 2433 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan Abi Dawud 2498 — the good deed multiplied tenfold and beyond· Sunan Abi Dawud 2538 — the reward doubled or multiplied· Sunan Abi Dawud 3168 — the qirat of reward· Sunan Abi Dawud 343 — the good deed multiplied tenfold and beyond· Sunan Abi Dawud 3574 — the double reward· Sunan Abi Dawud 4202 — the writing of good deeds; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Sunan Abi Dawud 4609 — a deed that equals a greater one; bearing the burden of those who follow· Sunan Abi Dawud 4776 — ranks raised· Sunan Abi Dawud 5077 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· Sunan Abi Dawud 5129 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan Abi Dawud 5169 — the reward doubled or multiplied· Sunan Abi Dawud 559 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Sunan Abi Dawud 560 — ranks raised· Sunan Abi Dawud 563 — the writing of good deeds; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Sunan Abi Dawud 62 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· Sahih al-Bukhari 1323 — the qirat of reward· Sahih al-Bukhari 1325 — the qirat of reward· Sahih al-Bukhari 1975 — a stated number of good deeds; the good deed multiplied tenfold and beyond· Sahih al-Bukhari 1976 — the good deed multiplied tenfold and beyond· Sahih al-Bukhari 1979 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sahih al-Bukhari 2119 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Sahih al-Bukhari 2544 — the double reward· Sahih al-Bukhari 2546 — the reward doubled or multiplied· Sahih al-Bukhari 2547 — the double reward· Sahih al-Bukhari 2550 — the reward doubled or multiplied· Sahih al-Bukhari 2551 — the double reward· Sahih al-Bukhari 2785 — the writing of good deeds· Sahih al-Bukhari 2790 — ranks raised· Sahih al-Bukhari 3011 — the reward doubled or multiplied; the double reward· Sahih al-Bukhari 3293 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· Sahih al-Bukhari 3446 — the double reward· Sahih al-Bukhari 41 — the good deed multiplied tenfold and beyond; a stated number of bad deeds· Sahih al-Bukhari 42 — the good deed multiplied tenfold and beyond; a stated number of bad deeds· Sahih al-Bukhari 47 — the qirat of reward· Sahih al-Bukhari 4717 — ranks raised· Sahih al-Bukhari 477 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Sahih al-Bukhari 4937 — the double reward· Sahih al-Bukhari 5083 — the double reward· Sahih al-Bukhari 6134 — a stated number of good deeds; the good deed multiplied tenfold and beyond· Sahih al-Bukhari 6403 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· Sahih al-Bukhari 6406 — a deed that equals a greater one; the Scale· Sahih al-Bukhari 645 — ranks raised· Sahih al-Bukhari 646 — ranks raised· Sahih al-Bukhari 647 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Sahih al-Bukhari 6478 — ranks raised· Sahih al-Bukhari 648 — ranks raised· Sahih al-Bukhari 649 — ranks raised· Sahih al-Bukhari 6682 — a deed that equals a greater one; the Scale· Sahih al-Bukhari 7352 — the double reward· Sahih al-Bukhari 7423 — ranks raised· Sahih al-Bukhari 7563 — a deed that equals a greater one; the Scale· Sahih al-Bukhari 97 — the double reward· Abu Nu'aym's Dala'il al-Nubuwwa, p. 69 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· al-Bayhaqi's Dala'il al-Nubuwwa, p. 1093 — the good deed multiplied· al-Bayhaqi's Dala'il al-Nubuwwa, p. 1834 — the double reward· al-Bayhaqi's Dala'il al-Nubuwwa, p. 2208 — a deed that equals a greater one· al-Bayhaqi's Dala'il al-Nubuwwa, p. 2791 — ranks raised· al-Bayhaqi's Dala'il al-Nubuwwa, p. 2850 — the writing of good deeds; the writing of bad deeds· al-Bayhaqi's Dala'il al-Nubuwwa, p. 2851 — the writing of good deeds; ranks raised· al-Bayhaqi's Dala'il al-Nubuwwa, p. 3312 — the double reward· al-Bayhaqi's Dala'il al-Nubuwwa, p. 550 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· al-Bayhaqi's Dala'il al-Nubuwwa, p. 551 — the good deed multiplied· al-Bayhaqi's Dala'il al-Nubuwwa, p. 946 — a stated number of good deeds; the good deed multiplied· al-Bayhaqi's Dala'il al-Nubuwwa, p. 953 — the writing of good deeds; a stated number of bad deeds· al-Bayhaqi's Dala'il al-Nubuwwa, p. 964 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· al-Bayhaqi's Dala'il al-Nubuwwa, p. 967 — the good deed multiplied· al-Bayhaqi's Dala'il al-Nubuwwa, p. 972 — the good deed multiplied· Sunan Ibn Majah 1413 — ranks raised· Sunan Ibn Majah 1414 — ranks raised· Sunan Ibn Majah 1422 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Sunan Ibn Majah 1423 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Sunan Ibn Majah 1424 — the writing of good deeds; ranks raised· Sunan Ibn Majah 1539 — the qirat of reward· Sunan Ibn Majah 1540 — the qirat of reward· Sunan Ibn Majah 1541 — the qirat of reward· Sunan Ibn Majah 1672 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan Ibn Majah 1708 — the good deed multiplied tenfold and beyond· Sunan Ibn Majah 1715 — the good deed multiplied tenfold and beyond· Sunan Ibn Majah 187 — the reward doubled or multiplied· Sunan Ibn Majah 1956 — the double reward· Sunan Ibn Majah 205 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan Ibn Majah 206 — a deed that equals a greater one; bearing the burden of those who follow· Sunan Ibn Majah 209 — a deed that equals a greater one; bearing the burden of those who follow· Sunan Ibn Majah 210 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan Ibn Majah 2235 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· Sunan Ibn Majah 2314 — the double reward· Sunan Ibn Majah 2431 — the good deed multiplied tenfold and beyond· Sunan Ibn Majah 2693 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Sunan Ibn Majah 2761 — the reward doubled or multiplied· Sunan Ibn Majah 2768 — the writing of good deeds; the writing of bad deeds· Sunan Ibn Majah 2788 — the writing of good deeds· Sunan Ibn Majah 2791 — a stated number of good deeds· Sunan Ibn Majah 280 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan Ibn Majah 281 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Sunan Ibn Majah 2956 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan Ibn Majah 2957 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· Sunan Ibn Majah 2991 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan Ibn Majah 2992 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan Ibn Majah 2993 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan Ibn Majah 2994 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan Ibn Majah 2995 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan Ibn Majah 3117 — a stated number of good deeds· Sunan Ibn Majah 3127 — a stated number of good deeds· Sunan Ibn Majah 3431 — the writing of good deeds· Sunan Ibn Majah 3779 — the double reward· Sunan Ibn Majah 3780 — ranks raised· Sunan Ibn Majah 3787 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan Ibn Majah 3788 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan Ibn Majah 3789 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan Ibn Majah 3798 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· Sunan Ibn Majah 3806 — a deed that equals a greater one; the Scale· Sunan Ibn Majah 3867 — ranks raised; a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan Ibn Majah 4331 — ranks raised· Sunan Ibn Majah 512 — a stated number of good deeds· Sunan Ibn Majah 60 — the good deed multiplied tenfold and beyond; the Scale· Sunan Ibn Majah 724 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· Sunan Ibn Majah 728 — a stated number of good deeds· Sunan Ibn Majah 774 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Sunan Ibn Majah 777 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Sunan Ibn Majah 786 — ranks raised· Sunan Ibn Majah 788 — ranks raised· Sunan Ibn Majah 789 — ranks raised· Sunan Ibn Majah 790 — ranks raised· Sunan Ibn Majah 798 — the writing of good deeds· Sunan Ibn Majah 995 — ranks raised· al-Waqidi's Kitab al-Maghazi, p. 1020 — the writing of good deeds; bad deeds erased and sins shed· al-Waqidi's Kitab al-Maghazi, p. 1034 — the qirat of reward· Sahih Muslim 1093 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Sahih Muslim 1472 — ranks raised· Sahih Muslim 1473 — ranks raised· Sahih Muslim 1474 — ranks raised· Sahih Muslim 1476 — ranks raised· Sahih Muslim 1488 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· Sahih Muslim 1506 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Sahih Muslim 1518 — ranks raised· Sahih Muslim 1521 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Sahih Muslim 1886 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sahih Muslim 1888 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sahih Muslim 1927 — the reward doubled or multiplied· Sahih Muslim 2196 — the qirat of reward· Sahih Muslim 2290 — the writing of good deeds· Sahih Muslim 2292 — the writing of good deeds· Sahih Muslim 2318 — the double reward· Sahih Muslim 2729 — the good deed multiplied tenfold and beyond· Sahih Muslim 2731 — a stated number of good deeds; the good deed multiplied tenfold and beyond· Sahih Muslim 3037 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sahih Muslim 337 — the good deed multiplied tenfold and beyond; the writing of good deeds· Sahih Muslim 3499 — the double reward· Sahih Muslim 387 — the reward doubled or multiplied; the double reward· Sahih Muslim 4318 — the reward doubled or multiplied· Sahih Muslim 4322 — the double reward· Sahih Muslim 4487 — the double reward· Sahih Muslim 4669 — the reward doubled or multiplied· Sahih Muslim 467 — a stated number of good deeds; a stated number of bad deeds· Sahih Muslim 4678 — the reward doubled or multiplied· Sahih Muslim 4879 — ranks raised· Sahih Muslim 587 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Sahih Muslim 6562 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Sahih Muslim 6567 — the writing of good deeds; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Sahih Muslim 6842 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· Sahih Muslim 6852 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· Muwatta Malik 1746 — ranks raised· Muwatta Malik 1806 — the reward doubled or multiplied· Muwatta Malik 287 — ranks raised· Muwatta Malik 288 — ranks raised· Muwatta Malik 386 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Muwatta Malik 488 — a deed that equals a greater one· Muwatta Malik 489 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· Muwatta Malik 63 — the writing of good deeds; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Muwatta Malik 688 — a stated number of good deeds; the good deed multiplied tenfold and beyond· Sunan al-Nasa'i 1139 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Sunan al-Nasa'i 1297 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Sunan al-Nasa'i 143 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Sunan al-Nasa'i 1940 — the qirat of reward· Sunan al-Nasa'i 1941 — the qirat of reward· Sunan al-Nasa'i 1994 — the qirat of reward· Sunan al-Nasa'i 1995 — the qirat of reward· Sunan al-Nasa'i 1996 — the qirat of reward· Sunan al-Nasa'i 1997 — the qirat of reward· Sunan al-Nasa'i 2110 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan al-Nasa'i 2383 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan al-Nasa'i 2386 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan al-Nasa'i 2387 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan al-Nasa'i 2391 — the good deed multiplied tenfold and beyond· Sunan al-Nasa'i 2392 — the good deed multiplied tenfold and beyond· Sunan al-Nasa'i 2409 — the good deed multiplied tenfold and beyond· Sunan al-Nasa'i 2420 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan al-Nasa'i 2437 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan al-Nasa'i 2583 — the double reward· Sunan al-Nasa'i 3131 — ranks raised· Sunan al-Nasa'i 3132 — ranks raised· Sunan al-Nasa'i 3142 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan al-Nasa'i 3143 — a deed that equals a greater one· Sunan al-Nasa'i 3144 — ranks raised· Sunan al-Nasa'i 3150 — the reward doubled or multiplied· Sunan al-Nasa'i 3186 — the good deed multiplied tenfold and beyond· Sunan al-Nasa'i 3344 — the reward doubled or multiplied· Sunan al-Nasa'i 3345 — the double reward· Sunan al-Nasa'i 3562 — the writing of good deeds· Sunan al-Nasa'i 486 — ranks raised· Sunan al-Nasa'i 4998 — a stated number of good deeds; the good deed multiplied tenfold and beyond· Sunan al-Nasa'i 5032 — the qirat of reward· Sunan al-Nasa'i 521 — the reward doubled or multiplied· Sunan al-Nasa'i 5381 — the double reward· Sunan al-Nasa'i 5400 — the reward doubled or multiplied· Sunan al-Nasa'i 705 — the writing of good deeds; the writing of bad deeds· Sunan al-Nasa'i 837 — ranks raised· Sunan al-Nasa'i 838 — ranks raised· Sunan al-Nasa'i 839 — ranks raised· Sunan al-Nasa'i 849 — a stated number of good deeds; ranks raised· al-Suhayli's al-Rawd al-Unuf, p. 325 — the double reward· al-Suhayli's al-Rawd al-Unuf, p. 64 — ranks raised· Ibn Hisham's Sirah, p. 232 — the good deed multiplied· Ibn Hisham's Sirah, p. 406 — ranks raised· Ibn Kathir's Sira, p. 167 — the reward multiplied· Ibn Kathir's Sira, p. 660 — a deed that equals a greater one· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 1040 — the qirat of reward· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 1116 — the reward doubled or multiplied· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 1326 — the double reward· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 1393 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 1493 — a stated number of good deeds· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 1625 — the good deed multiplied tenfold and beyond· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 1638 — a deed that equals a greater one· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 215 — ranks raised· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 216 — ranks raised· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 2291 — a stated number of good deeds· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 2384 — the double reward· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 2529 — ranks raised· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 2530 — ranks raised· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 2531 — ranks raised· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 2532 — ranks raised· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 2552 — the reward doubled or multiplied· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 2596 — a stated number of good deeds; a stated number of bad deeds· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 2671 — a deed that equals a greater one· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 2674 — a deed that equals a greater one; bearing the burden of those who follow· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 2892 — a stated number of good deeds· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 2894 — a deed that equals a greater one· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 2899 — a deed that equals a greater one· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 2904 — the double reward· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 2910 — the good deed multiplied tenfold and beyond· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 2915 — a stated number of good deeds· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 3105 — the reward doubled or multiplied· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 3294 — ranks raised· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 3428 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 3463 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 3467 — a deed that equals a greater one; the Scale· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 3468 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 3473 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 3474 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 3517 — a deed that equals a greater one· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 3534 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 388 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 484 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 51 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 586 — a deed that equals a greater one· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 59 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 603 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 61 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 748 — a deed that equals a greater one· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 759 — a deed that equals a greater one· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 761 — a deed that equals a greater one· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 762 — the good deed multiplied tenfold and beyond· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 767 — a deed that equals a greater one· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 939 — a deed that equals a greater one· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 959 — the writing of good deeds; a deed that equals a greater one· Jami' al-Tirmidhi 965 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Ibn Sayyid al-Nas's Uyun al-Athar, p. 359 — a deed that equals a greater one· Ibn al-Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad, p. 100 — a deed that equals a greater one· Ibn al-Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad, p. 101 — a deed that equals a greater one· Ibn al-Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad, p. 108 — the good deed multiplied· Ibn al-Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad, p. 121 — the good deed multiplied· Ibn al-Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad, p. 13 — ranks raised· Ibn al-Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad, p. 133 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Ibn al-Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad, p. 148 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Ibn al-Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad, p. 195 — a deed that equals a greater one· Ibn al-Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad, p. 200 — a deed that equals a greater one· Ibn al-Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad, p. 201 — a deed that equals a greater one· Ibn al-Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad, p. 206 — a deed that equals a greater one· Ibn al-Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad, p. 303 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· Ibn al-Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad, p. 34 — ranks raised· Ibn al-Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad, p. 356 — ranks raised· Ibn al-Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad, p. 357 — ranks raised· Ibn al-Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad, p. 358 — a deed that equals a greater one· Ibn al-Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad, p. 580 — the good deed multiplied· Ibn al-Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad, p. 625 — the good deed multiplied· Ibn al-Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad, p. 657 — a deed that equals a greater one· Ibn al-Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad, p. 66 — a deed that equals a greater one· Ibn al-Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad, p. 75 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Ibn al-Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad, p. 816 — the writing of good deeds· Ibn al-Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad, p. 96 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds
Related to
Action (amal) and the five rulings that govern it· Righteousness (birr)· Ihsan (excellence in worship)· Taqwa (God-consciousness)· Husn al-khuluq (good character)· The good loan to God (qard hasan)· The book of deeds (kitab al-a'mal)· Seeking forgiveness (istighfar)· Tawba (repentance)· Remembrance of God (dhikr)· Resolve for an act (hamm)· Ongoing charity (sadaqa jariya)· The reckoning of good and bad deeds

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The reckoning of good and bad deeds· Sayyi'at (evil deeds and sins)· Sacred hadith (hadith qudsi)· Muhammad· Al-Dar al-Akhira (The Hereafter) lesson series· Sharh Kitab al-Fawa'id (lecture series)· Bustan al-Amal (programme)· Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim (lecture series)

Sources

  1. Sahih al-Bukhari , 7501
  2. Sahih Muslim , 0131
  3. Sahih Muslim , 0128
  4. Sahih Muslim , 0128b
  5. Sahih Muslim , 0129
  6. Sunan Ibn Majah (Muhammad Fuad Abd al-Baqi edition) , 1638
  7. Sunan Ibn Majah (Muhammad Fuad Abd al-Baqi edition) , 3823
  8. Sahih Muslim , 1017
  9. Sunan Abi Dawud , 5263
  10. Sunan al-Nasaʼi , 2215
  11. الأربعون النووية — النووي , 18
  12. Jami' al-Ulum wal-Hikam — Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali
  • Tanzil Project, Qur'an text v1.1
  • Jami' al-Tirmidhi
  • Muwatta, recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi (ed. Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf)
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The reckoning of good and bad deeds

The reckoning of good and bad deeds is what the texts say about how deeds are counted, written, multiplied, erased and weighed; it is the subject of the Hasanat and Sayyi'at Ledger, Calculator and Counter. Its rule is a hadith qudsi: a good deed done is written as ten up to seven hundred times, a good deed intended is written as one, a bad deed done is written as one, and a bad deed left is written as a good deed Muslim 131 — God has written good deeds and bad deeds; the Qur'an agrees that a good deed has ten like it and a bad deed is repaid only its like Qur'an 6:160. Other texts then name figures for particular acts, others erase, others weigh in measures that are not numbers, such as the qirat and the rank, and others describe the scribes, the record and the Scale Qur'an 82:11 Qur'an 21:47. The record describes what the texts contain and computes no one's outcome: acceptance, sincerity and every condition lie outside the number.