Does sin have an effect on the earth?
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Question:
Shaykh, regarding sin, does it have an effect on the earth?
Answer:
Yes. As you heard, when the questioner asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to slaughter camels at a specific location, the place called al-Bawwan, the Shaykh asked: What is the reason you specified this location? Was there an idol from the idols of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah) there? He said: No. He said: Was there a festival from their festivals there? He said: No. So it became clear that this place did not contain any prohibition regarding the vow he made to slaughter camels there. So he ordered him to carry out this vow because it was free from obstacles. Yes.
Shaykh, regarding sin, does it have an effect on the earth?
Answer:
Yes. As you heard, when the questioner asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to slaughter camels at a specific location, the place called al-Bawwan, the Shaykh asked: What is the reason you specified this location? Was there an idol from the idols of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah) there? He said: No. He said: Was there a festival from their festivals there? He said: No. So it became clear that this place did not contain any prohibition regarding the vow he made to slaughter camels there. So he ordered him to carry out this vow because it was free from obstacles. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 16 من 23|أسئلة شرح كتاب التوحيد|مسائل الشرك|هل تؤثر المعصية في الأرض؟|صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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