{"_id":"674b7350a5efbb6c2959aff0","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Does doing good for the sake of Allah benefit you in this life too?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"background\":\"transparent\",\"color\":\"#000000\"},\"insert\":\"We know that there are some good deeds that have benefit in this life. Would it be correct to say that one who does them for Allah's sake gets the good deeds and also gets the benefits in this life? What about a person who does these good deeds seeking solely the benefits in this life?\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"background\":\"transparent\",\"color\":\"#000000\"},\"insert\":\"Similarly, what about the people who do good but are not Muslim? I had heard they get their reward in this life, but not the next. Is this correct?\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Yes, that is correct. The rewards are received in both the present life and the hereafter. However, if an individual performs these actions with the sole purpose of gaining worldly advantages, then that is all they will attain.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) stated, \\\"Actions are but by intention, and every man shall have only that which he intended. Thus, he whose migration was for Allah and His messenger, his migration was for Allah and His messenger; and he whose migration was to achieve some worldly benefit or to take some woman in marriage, his migration was for that for which he migrated.\\\" [Bukhari and Muslim]\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Regarding non-Muslims, they receive their rewards for good deeds in this earthly life.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9ff20b76658b4c2329d9","tag":"Worship: Intention","count":103},{"_id":"668d9ff30b76658b4c232a0f","tag":"Death: Non-Muslims","count":11},{"_id":"66eaeeff5a6d6a041dfdb12c","tag":"Reward","count":2},{"_id":"674b7350a5efbb6c2959afee","tag":"Good Deeds","count":1}],"createdOn":"2024-11-30T20:19:28.105Z"}