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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Does one sin if he intends to commit a sin but leaves it off because he is unable to do it?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: It is known that if one leaves off committing a sin out of fear of Allah the Exalted, a good deed is recorded for him; this is known. He says: It is known that if one leaves off committing a sin out of fear of Allah the Exalted, a good deed is recorded for him. So if one intends to commit a sin but does not do it because he is unable to do it and cannot manage it, is an evil deed recorded against him? And is he in the same state of sin as the one who actually committed the sin?

Answer:
If one intends to commit a sin but does not do it out of fear of Allah, a good deed is recorded for him. But if he does not do it because he is unable to do it, and if he were able he would do it, then he sins for his intention, and no good deed is recorded for him. He sins for his intention, and no good deed is recorded for him, because his intention to do it remains, and he did not leave it off out of fear of Allah, but rather he left it off because he was unable to do it, and in his intention he would do it if he were able. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [945- 4717] هل يأثم من هم بالمعصية وتركها لعجزه عنها؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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