مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب الزهدBook of Asceticism
كلام الحسن البصريSayings of Hasan Al-Basri
Hadith 37920
٣٧٩٢٠ - حدثنا محمد بن بشر قال: حدثنا سفيان قال: حدثنا أبو همام عن الحسن قال: رحم اللَّه عبدا (وقف) (١) عند همه، فإنه ليس من عبد يعمل حتى (يهم) (٢)، فإن كان خيرا أمضاه، وإن كان شرا كف عنه.
It is narrated from Hasan that he says: May Allah have mercy on the servant who stands firm on his intention and resolve. Because whenever a servant acts, he does so with intention. Then, if the intention is good, the servant carries it out, and if the intention is bad, the servant refrains from it.
