Ibn Muflih reported: Abdullah, the son of Imam Ahmad, said to his father one day, “O father, instruct me.” Ahmad, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “O my son, have a good intention. You will always be good as long as you intend good.”
Source: al-Ādāb al-Shar’īyah 1/104
عن ابن مفلح قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْإِمَامِ أَحْمَدَ لِأَبِيهِ يَوْمًا أَوْصِنِي يَا أَبَتِ فَقَالَ رضي الله عنه يَا بُنَيَّ انْوِ الْخَيْرَ فَإِنَّكَ لَا تَزَالُ بِخَيْرٍ مَا نَوَيْتَ الْخَيْرَ
1/104 الآداب الشرعية والمنح المرعية
