Mubah (permitted)

[ameerkam]

Salaam

If you do a permitted action can it be counted as a good deed depending on the intention?

Jazzakallahu Khair

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http://islamqa.org/hanafi/daruliftaa/8311

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Salaam

If you do a permitted action can it be counted as a good deed depending on the intention?

Jazzakallahu Khair

What specific example do you have in your mind as that would better help answer the question.

[ameerkam]

What specific example do you have in your mind as that would better help answer the question.

Let’s say like a football player wanting to do the best effort for his audience or something like that. The game won’t really benefit everyone but he’ll show them a good time.