النِّيَّةُ Intention

1ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): النِّيَّةُ أساسُ العَمَلِ.

1– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Intention is the basis of action.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1040]
 

2ـ الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا عَمَلَ إلّا بِنِيَّةٍ.

2– Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said, ‘There is no action without intention.’[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 84, no. 1]
 

3ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ما ضَعُفَ بَدَنٌ عمّا قَوِيَت علَيهِ النِّيَّةُ .

3– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘A body will not become weak where the intention is strong.’[al-Faqih, v. 4, p. 400, no. 5859]
 

4ـ عن الإمام الصّادق (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنّما خُلِّدَ أهلُ النّارِ في النّارِ لأنّ نِيّاتِهِم كانَت في الدُّنيا أن لَو خُلِّدوا فيها أن يَعصُوا اللّه‏َ أبداً، وإنّما خُلِّدَ أهلُ الجَنّةِ في الجَنّةِ لأنّ نِيّاتِهِم كانَت في الدُّنيا أن لَو بَقُوا فيها أن يُطِيعوا اللّه‏َ أبَداً، فبِالنِّيّاتِ خُلِّدَ هؤلاءِ وهؤلاءِ، ثُمّ تَلا قولَهُ تعالى: «قُلْ كُلٌّ يَعْمَلُ عَلى شاكِلَتِهِ» قالَ: على نِيَّتِهِ.

4– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘The people of Hell will dwell eternally in Hell because their intentions in the world were such that if they were to remain there forever they would disobey Allah forever, and the people of Heaven will dwell eternally in Heaven because their intentions in the world were such that if they were to remain there forever, they would obey Allah. Therefore, it is according to their intentions that these people and those people will have everlasting abodes. He then recited Allah’s verse in the Qur’an: "Say, ‘Everyone acts according to his character’ [Qur’an 17:84], and said, [meaning] ‘With his intention.’[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 85, no. 5]
 

5ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنّ اللّه‏َ يَحشُرُ النّاسَ على نِيّاتِهِم يَومَ القِيامَةِ.

5– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Allah will resurrect people according to their intentions on the Day of Judgment.’[al-Mahasin, v. 1, p. 409, no. 929]