160. Whoever brings a good deed shall have ten times the like thereof to his credit, and whoever brings an evil deed sluill have only the recompense of the like thereof, and they will not be wronged

This Ayah explains the general Ayah ;

Whoever comes with good, then he will receive better than that >[28:84]

There are several Hadiths that are in agreement with the apparent wording of this honorable Ayah. Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal recorded that Ibn ‘Abbas said that the Messenger of Allah said about his Lord,

«Your Lord is Most Merciful. Whoever intends to perfortn a good deed and does not do it, it will be written for him as a good deed. If he performs it, it will be written for him as ten good deeds, to seven hundred, to manifold. Whoever intends to commit an evil deed, but does not do it, it will be written for him as a good deed. If he commits it, it will be written for him as a sin, unless Allah erases it. Only those who deserve destruction will be destroyed by Allah.»

Al-Bukhari, Muslim and An-Nasal also recorded this Hadith.

Ahmad also recorded that Abu Dharr said that the Messenger of Allah said,

«Allah says, 'Whoever performs a good deed, will have tenfold reward, or more. Whoever commits a sin, will have the recompense of a sin, or I will forgive him. Whoever draws a hand span closer to Me, I will draw a cubit closer to him. Whoever draws a cubit closer to Me, I will draw a fathom closer to him. Whoever comes to Me walking, I will come to him running. Whoever meets Me with the earth's fill of sins, but does not associate anything in worship with Me, I will meet him with the same amount of forgiveness.'»

Muslim also recorded this Hadith.

There are many other Ayat and Hadiths on this subject. For instance, Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah said,

«When one of you perfects his Islam, then every good deed that he performs is written as ten good deeds, up to seven hundred folds. Every evil deed is written as one evil deed, until he meets Allah. »

This Hadith is recorded in the Sahih.

Ibn Mas'ud said that the Messenger of Allah said,

«Whoever intends to perform a good deed but does not perform it, it will be written for him as a good deed. If he performs it, it will be written as ten good deeds, up to seven hundred. Whoever intends to commit an evil deed, but does not do it, it will not be written for him. If he commits it, it will be written as one evil deed.»

Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi recorded this.

«Whoever intends to commit an evil deed, but does not do it, it will be written for him as a good deed.»

This is for the person who does not commit the evil deed for the sake of Allah, as another wording for this Hadith states,

«Because he avoided it for My sake.»

As for the person who abandons the sin out of forgetfulness or being distracted from it, it will not be written for him as a good reward. The reason being that, this person did not intend to do good, nor commit evil. Some people abandon the sin because they were unable to commit it or due to laziness, after trying to commit it and seeking the means that help commit it. This person is just like the person who commits the sin. There is an authentic Hadith that states,

«When two Muslims meet with their swords, then the killer and the killed will be in the Fire.»

They said, “O Allah’s Messenger! We know about the killer, so what about the killed?” He said,

«He was eager to kill his companion .j»

Al-Hafiz Abu Al-Qasim Af-Tabarani said that Abu Malik Al-Ash’ari said that the Messenger of Allah said.

«Friday (prayer) to the next Friday (preayer), plus three more days, erase whatever was committed (of sins) between them. This is because Allah says: Whoever brings a good deed shall have ten times the like thereof to his credit»

Abu Dharr narrated that the Messenger of Allah said,

«Whoever fasts three days every month, will have fasted all the time.»

Ahmad, An-Nasal, and Ibn Majah recorded this Hadith, and this is Ahmad’s wording. At-Tirmidhi also recorded it with this addition;

«So Allah sent down affirmation of this statement in His Book,»

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« Therefore , a day earns ten days .» At-Tirmidhi said; “This Hadith is Hasan”. There are many other Hadiths and statements on this subject, but what we mentioned should be sufficient, Allah willing, and our trust is in Him.