💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
💌 One of the beautiful aspects about being Muslim Alhamdulillah is you earn rewards not for the outcome of a decision you made or action you've done but you are rewarded for your sincere efforts and eagerness to do good for Allah's sake. If you woke up at midnight to have a glass of water and then went back to sleep, at the same time intending to pray Sunnah Tahajjud later before the Fajr prayer, but you woke up after the Adhan was called, you still get rewarded for wanting to pray Tahajjud earlier. Allah the Most Merciful knows that you were really looking forward to praying Qiyaam Al-Layl as you habitually do.
If you were ready to reconcile with a relative who decided to discontinue all means of communication with you after an argument you've had in the past, and you were willing to reconnect for Allah's sake thereby attempting to share your phone number or address yet they pridefully rejected you again, you still get rewards for trying to maintain family ties and for striving to have patience with their mistreatment.
If you had a plan to start an Islamic support group for Muslimahs dealing with depression, and you had all the tools required to establish an active online community, but none of your friends and acquaintances showed willingness to participate in your project,
Inn-sha-Allah you still gain rewards and obtain Allah's Love for your niyyah/intention and passionate enthusiasm in trying to contribute to the Muslim Ummah.
Whether you've succeeded or not, saw instant positive results or didn't, what's important is that you at least tried. You genuinely tried your best to do the deeds that you believe could bring you closer to Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala, and
Inn-sha-Allah you'll be rewarded for every effort, striving and dedication.
📖 Ibn Abbas RadhiAllahu 'anhuma narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Verily, Allah has recorded good and evil deeds and He made them clear. Whoever intends to perform a good deed but does not do it, Allah will record it as a complete good deed. If he intends to do it and does so, Allah the Almighty will record it as ten good deeds, up to seven hundred times as much or even more. If he intends to do an evil deed and does not do it, Allah will record for him one complete good deed. If he does it, Allah will record for him a single evil deed.”
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6126, Sahih Muslim 131
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
