✦⋆· , when he sent Imam Ali (as) on a military expedition with a brigade, and a man said to his brother, "Lets go on the military expedition with the brigade of Ali (as), we might get a slave or an animal or something of value."

Prophet (saw) said, "Actions are according to intentions, and every person has what they intend.

So whoever goes on a conquest in search of what is with Allah then their reward will be from Allah, and whoever goes on a conquest in search of worldly affairs or intends restraints will not get other than what he intended."

● The Prophet (saw) said, "We left groups of people in Madinah, and there is no valley we crossed nor heights we climbed nor hills we descended without them being with us.

They said, "How can they be with us when they did not witness any of this?" He said, "[Because of] their intentions."

● "O Abu Dharr, intend to do good, even if you do not [manage to] do it so that you are not written among the inattentive."

● "The intention of the believer is better than his action, and the intention of the disbeliever is worse than his action, and every doer does according to his intention."

● "O Abu Dharr, you should have a righteous intention in everything you do, even in sleeping and eating."

✦⋆· "Intention is the basis of action."

● "Righteous intention is one of the two actions."

● "Allah’s granting [of rewards] is according to the intention."

● "The good intention is the beauty of the hearts."

● "The beautiful intention is the reason for the fulfilment of ambition."

● "Bad intention is a hidden sickness."

● "With corrupt intentions blessings are removed."

● "When an intention is corrupt calamity befalls."

✦⋆· "There is no action without intention."

✦⋆· "When Allah Almighty knows the good intention of someone He encompasses him with protection [from sins]."

● "The intention of a believer is better than his action, that is because he intends good that he cannot perform, and the intention of the disbeliever is worse than his action because he intends evil and he wishes in evil what he cannot perform."

✦⋆· in answer to the reason behind the superiority of a believer’s intention over his action, ‘Because an action could be done as an act of showing-off, but the intention is solely and sincerely for the Lord of the worlds, so He Almighty gives according to the intention what He does not give for the action."

● "A body will not become weak when the intention is strong."

● "Allah will resurrect people according to their intentions on the Day of Judgment."

● "It is important for a servant to have sincere intention in every movement and stillness."

● "Whoever’s intention is good Allah increases his sustenance."

● Imam Sadiq (as), when asked about the limit of worship required by a person to achieve, said, "Good intention with obedience."

● "A believer makes an intention to sin, and he is deprived of sustenance [as a result]."

✦⋆· said, "The Imams from the progeny of Hussain (as) are such that whoever obeys them has obeyed Allah, and whoever disobeys them has disobeyed Allah. They are the Firm Rope [to Allah], and they are the means of recourse to Allah."

● "Whoever intercedes for someone settling thereby a financial liability or procuring someone's due profit, Allah will give him a firm footing on the day that feet will stumble."

● "Intercede for someone and you will be rewarded."

● "My intercession will avail those people from my community who love my household (as)."

● "Every Prophet was given the right to a special request which they asked [from Allah], but I suppressed my request in return for the permission to intercede for my community on the Day of Resurrection."

● "Two types of people will not be included in my intercession: the tyrannical and iniquitous ruler and the heretical extremist in matters of religion."

● "My intercession is intended for those who have committed major sins [from among the Muslims], except for those guilty of polytheism and injustice to others."

● "He who does not take his daily prayers seriously will neither benefit from my intercession nor meet me at the Heavenly Pool [of Kawthar], no by Allah."

● "Three types of people have the right to intercede with Allah, and their intercession will be accepted: the Prophets, the scholars, and then the martyrs."

● "Verily the closest from among you to me tomorrow [in the Hereafter], and the most eligible of you for my intercession are those who are the most truthful from amongst you, the most conscientious at returning a trust placed in their care, the most good-natured, and the ones who have close ties with people."

● "There are people from among the believers who have the right to intercession like Rabi'aa and Musar. A believer has the right to intercede on behalf of at least thirty people."

✦⋆· "The intercessor for all of creation is action according to what is right and adherence to the truth."

✦⋆· "A man may intercede on behalf of his tribe, or for his family, or even just for two other people, depending on the extent of his deeds, for that is the Glorious Station."

● A man called Abu Ayman once came to Imam Baqir (as) saying, "O Abu Ja'afar, you delude people by saying, "Muhammad’s intercession [will help you], Muhammad’s intercession!" At this, the Imam (as) said, "Woe betide you Abu Ayman! You would only have to see the atrocities of the Day of Resurrection to need Muhammad (saw)’s intercession. Woe unto you! In any case, do you think that he will only intercede for those whose punishment in the Fire is obligatory?!" Then he continued, saying, "Every single person, from the first to the last, will need the intercession of Muhammad (saw) on the Day of Resurrection."

✦⋆· "Intercession is the zakat of high rank."

● Imam Sadiq (as) said with regards to Allah’s verse in the Qur’an: "No one will have the power to intercede [with Allah], except for him who has taken a covenant with the All-beneficent", ‘[This means] except for him who has been allowed intercession through his acceptance of the guardianship of the Commander of the Faithful, Ali (as) and the Imams after him, as this is the covenant with Allah."

● Imam Sadiq (as), when he asked for his relatives to be gathered around him as his death approached, said to them, "Verily our intercession will not avail one who takes his prayer lightly."

● "Even if the most favoured angels and all the Prophets were to intercede for a Nasibi, their intercession would not be accepted."