Narrated Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah, Zuhayr ibn Harb, and Ishaq ibn Ibrahim — and the wording is that of Abu Bakr. Ishaq said: Sufyan informed us, while the other two said: Ibn 'Uyaynah narrated to us — from Abu al-Zinad, from al-A'raj, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, said: 'When My servant intends to commit an evil deed, do not record it against him. If he commits it, then record it as one evil deed. And when he intends to do a good deed but does not do it, record it for him as one good deed. And if he does it, record it for him as ten.'"