Uswah

Actions speak louder than words.

إنَّما الأعمالُ بالنِّيَّاتِ، وإنَّما لكُلِّ امرِئٍ ما نَوى، فمَن كانَت هِجرَتُه إلى دُنيا يُصيبُها، أو إلى امرَأةٍ يَنكِحُها، فهِجرَتُه إلى ما هاجَرَ إليه

Deeds are only by intentions, and every person has only what they intended. So whoever's migration was to worldly gain or to a woman to marry, their migration is to that for which they migrated.Translated by Uswah draft, awaiting review

Sahih al-Bukhari 1

Narrator : Umar ibn al-KhattabGraded by : al-BukhariSource :

Text and grading: the Hadith Encyclopedia, Dorar.net

The parallel

The better-known hadith runs the other way. Deeds are judged by intention, which makes the pairing interesting rather than neat.

How close it isWeak match, kept because the tension is the point. Presenting it as agreement would be dishonest.

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