Is the intention to commit a sin in the Haram a firm intention or a whisper of the self?
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Question:
Is the intention to commit a sin in the Haram a firm intention, or is it a whisper of the self and the incitement of Satan?
Answer:
If one intends to commit a transgression, does he intend it, or is it merely thinking or obsessive thoughts? If he does not intend it, but if he were able, he would carry it out, then he is merely intending it, and he sins for this. Yes.
Is the intention to commit a sin in the Haram a firm intention, or is it a whisper of the self and the incitement of Satan?
Answer:
If one intends to commit a transgression, does he intend it, or is it merely thinking or obsessive thoughts? If he does not intend it, but if he were able, he would carry it out, then he is merely intending it, and he sins for this. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل الهم في المعصية بالحرم هو الهم الجازم أم حديث النفس؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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