Surah Ibrahim (14) — Ayah 18
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
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The Example of the Good Deeds of Disbelievers: A Heap of Ashes:
A principle of Shariah is that the reward and punishment of deeds depend on intentions; this is the well-known and widely transmitted saying of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, meaning that a person will be rewarded according to the intention he makes while performing an action. A believer performs all his deeds with the intention that these very actions will benefit him in the Hereafter and become a means of his salvation, so he will be rewarded accordingly. But a person who does good deeds with the intention of gaining some personal or national benefit or seeking fame, he is given the reward for such good deeds in this world itself. No matter how many good deeds he has, in the Hereafter they are just like a heap of ashes upon which a strong wind blows and scatters it, leaving nothing behind. The following hadith also explains this subject. Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik ؓ says that the Prophet ﷺ said: Allah will not wrong a believer even as much as a particle regarding his good deeds. He will be given the reward for his good deeds in this world as well as in the Hereafter. And as for the disbeliever, whatever good deeds he may have done, he will be given their reward in this world itself. So much so that when he reaches the Hereafter, there will be no good deed left for which he could be rewarded. [مسلم، كتاب صفة القيامة والجنة والنار، باب جزاء المومن بحسناته فى الدنيا والآخرة]
And since the disbelievers do not have faith in the Hereafter, nor do they perform any deed with the intention of receiving reward in the Hereafter, therefore, there will be no question of reward for them in the Hereafter. And the evil deeds they committed in the world, the greatest of which is the denial of the Hereafter, they will certainly be punished for them. In other words, for them it will be a case of wasted good deeds and inevitable sin.
