Hadith #381
Arabic Text
وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ اللَّهُ إِذَا تَحَدَّثَ عَبْدِي بِأَنْ يَعْمَلَ حَسَنَةً فَأَنَا أَكْتُبُهَا لَهُ حَسَنَةً مَا لَمْ يَفْعَلْ فَإِذَا عَمِلَهَا فَأَنَا أَكْتُبُهَا لَهُ بِعَشْرَةِ أَمْثَالِهَا وَإِذَا تَحَدَّثَ بِأَنْ يَفْعَلَ سَيِّئَةً فَأَنَا أَغْفِرُهَا مَا لَمْ يَفْعَلْهَا فَإِذَا عَمِلَهَا فَأَنَا أَكْتُبُهَا لَهُ بِمِثْلِهَا
English Translation
the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Allah said: When My servant speaks of doing a good deed, I write it as one good deed for him even before he does it. If he then does it, I write it for him as ten good deeds up to seven hundred fold. When he speaks of doing a bad deed, I do not write it against him until he does it. If he does it, I write it as one bad deed.'
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Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 18, Hadith 381
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 7819
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-44209