Q:You said earlier (see yesterday’s Q&A)that one only gets reward for doing a mitzvah if there is intention added to the act. Can you discuss how that fits with what Chazal tell us that if you lose some money and a poor man finds it so you get reward for tzedaka.
Tag: Mitzvos
Rav Avigdor Miller on Doing Mitzvos Without Intent
Q:Why does a person receive reward in the afterlife for doing mitzvos without any kavanah, without any intention? According to what you said tonight, the reward in the Next World is dependent primarily on a person’s thoughts?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Shatnez
Q: What is the reason for shatnez?
Rav Avigdor Miller on The Secret of Bein Adam La’chaveiro
Q: Is it true what the Rav implied earlier that mitzvos of bein adam la’chaveiro, between man and his fellow man, are more important than mitzvos bein adam la’makom, between a man and Hashem?
Rav Avigdor Miller on the Poor Apikores
Q: Should we love irreligious Jews?
Rav Avigdor Miller on The Punishment of Being Rewarded
Q: How is it possible that a person could be punished by being paid off for a mitzvah in this world? This world is only temporary and the reward for a mitzvah is eternal?
Rav Avigdor Miller on the Glorious Opportunity of Washing Your Hands in the Morning
Q: Is it a good thing to wash my hands in the morning, neigel vasser, right next to my bed?
Rav Avigdor Miller on It’s a Big Mistake to Listen to the Mishna
Q: I read in a sefer that we are not supposed to serve Hashem with the intention of getting reward. So what should a person do if he feels that he does mitzvos only for reward?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Giving Hashem Nachas
Q: What does it mean to give Hashem nachas?