[Machine] I said, "O Messenger of Allah, indeed my father used to maintain ties of kinship and perform good deeds." He said, "Verily, your father intended something and he achieved it." He meant the remembrance (of Allah).
قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَبِي كَانَ يَصِلُ الرَّحِمَ وَيَفْعَلُ وَيَفْعَلُ قَالَ «إِنَّ أَبَاكَ أَرَادَ أَمْرًا فَأَدْرَكَهُ» يَعْنِي الذِّكْرَ
[Machine] I said, "O Messenger of Allah, my father used to maintain family ties and do good deeds. Does he receive any reward for that?" He replied, "Indeed, your father sought something, and he achieved it."
قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَبِي كَانَ يَصِلُ الرَّحِمَ وَيَفْعَلُ وَيَفْعَلُ فَهَلْ لَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ يَعْنِي مِنْ أَجْرٍ؟ قَالَ إِنَّ أَبَاكَ طَلَبَ أَمْرًا فَأَصَابَهُ
"إِنَّ أبَاكَ أراد أمْرًا فَأدْركَهُ، يَعْنِى الذِّكْرَ ".