Fatwa No : 35761
Will one be rewarded for worship done without making intention

Will one be rewarded for worship done without making intention

Will one be rewarded for worship done without making intention or not? Such as resting in the afternoon (Qailula), having a Halal livelihood etc. before which one doesn’t make any sought of intention.

الجوابُ حامِدا ًو مُصلیِّا ً

Those permissible actions that are not classifies as worship (such as having a Halal livelihood, eating, drinking, sleeping etc.), if done for the sake of achieving nearness (قربت) to Allah (e.g. eating food with the intention that one will gain strength to perform acts of worship), then one will be rewarded for them, otherwise there is no reward for them.
And Allah knows Best.

مأخَذُ الفَتوی

کما فی الاشباہ والنظائر: وأما المباحات فانھا تختلف صفتھا باعتبار ما قصدت لاجلہ، فاذا قصدت بھا علی الطاعات او التوصل الیھاکانت عبادۃ کما لأکل والنوم واکتساب المال والوطء الخ (28)۔
و فی فتح القدیر: تحت قولہ (وانما لکل امریء مانوی) أفادت أن لأعمال الخارجۃ عن العبادۃ لاتفید الثواب الا اذا نوی بھا فاعلمھا القربۃ کاالاکل اذا نوی بہ القوۃ علی الطاعۃ الخ(1/18)۔