The Ruling on Thinking About Sin
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Question:
May Allah grant you success. He says: Is thinking about a sin merely thinking to oneself? Does one thereby incur sin, and is it recorded in his record? This is in the hadith: one.
Answer:
And whoever intends to do a bad deed and does it, one bad deed is recorded for him. And if he intends it but does not do it out of fear of Allah, one good deed is recorded for him. One good deed is recorded for him if he leaves it out of fear of Allah. Yes.
May Allah grant you success. He says: Is thinking about a sin merely thinking to oneself? Does one thereby incur sin, and is it recorded in his record? This is in the hadith:
O my brother, whoever intends to do a good deed and does it, ten good deeds are recorded for him. And whoever intends to do a good deed but does not do it, one good deed is recorded for him.
يا اخي من هم بحسنه فعملها كتبت له عشر حسنات ومن هم بحسنه فلم يفعلها كتبت له حسنهAnswer:
And whoever intends to do a bad deed and does it, one bad deed is recorded for him. And if he intends it but does not do it out of fear of Allah, one good deed is recorded for him. One good deed is recorded for him if he leaves it out of fear of Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل مجرد التفكير بالمعصية يعتبر إثما؟ وهل يكتب في صحيفته؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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