Psychological Pressure, Committing Sin, and Advice Thereon
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says that he is facing psychological pressure and cannot get rid of it except by committing a sin. He wants to strive against his self but is unable to do so, so he asks for your honorable advice and asks you to pray for him for steadfastness and for charity.
Answer:
This is not permissible; it is from Shaytan. It is not permissible to commit a sin, whether due to psychological pressure or anything else. It is not permissible to commit a sin. Rather, he should increase his remembrance of Allah and treat the psychological pressure by dealing with it through something permissible, not something forbidden. He should be patient with the hardship and not fall into what is forbidden.
May Allah reward you. This questioner says that he is facing psychological pressure and cannot get rid of it except by committing a sin. He wants to strive against his self but is unable to do so, so he asks for your honorable advice and asks you to pray for him for steadfastness and for charity.
Answer:
This is not permissible; it is from Shaytan. It is not permissible to commit a sin, whether due to psychological pressure or anything else. It is not permissible to commit a sin. Rather, he should increase his remembrance of Allah and treat the psychological pressure by dealing with it through something permissible, not something forbidden. He should be patient with the hardship and not fall into what is forbidden.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/126 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (48:29)
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