The Ruling on Abandoning Sin out of Fear of Punishment in One’s Family and Descendants
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person abandons a sin out of fear that Allah will punish him in his family or his descendants, or something similar to that, is this a case of shirk (associating partners with Allah) in fear?
Answer:
No, if he abandons the sin out of fear of the punishment in this world and the Hereafter, that is what is required. However, he should not limit his fear to worldly punishment only; rather, he should fear punishment in general, both immediate and deferred.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person abandons a sin out of fear that Allah will punish him in his family or his descendants, or something similar to that, is this a case of shirk (associating partners with Allah) in fear?
Answer:
No, if he abandons the sin out of fear of the punishment in this world and the Hereafter, that is what is required. However, he should not limit his fear to worldly punishment only; rather, he should fear punishment in general, both immediate and deferred.
Source
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