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السيوطي:٢٣٩٥٣a

"نِيَّةُ الْمُؤمِنِ أَبْلَغُ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ".  

الحكيم والعسكري في الأمثال عن ثابت البُنَانى بلاغا

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ahmad-zuhd:1881ʿAbdullāh > ʿAlī > Sayyār > Jaʿfar > Mālik b. Dīnār

[Machine] I heard Malik ibn Dinar say, "The intention of the believer is more important than his action."  

الزهد لأحمد:١٨٨١حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيٌّ حَدَّثَنَا سَيَّارٌ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ مَالِكَ بْنَ دِينَارٍ يَقُولُ «نِيَّةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ أَبْلَغُ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ»