A collection of two hadiths: one concerning the intention to commit a sin, and the other concerning a man to whom Allah has not granted wealth
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, how do we reconcile this hadith, in which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Whoever intends to commit a sin and does not commit it, nothing is recorded against him”As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 67:38, with the hadith mentioned in this chapter, in which it is said, “A man to whom Allah has not given wealth or knowledge, and his intention is such, they are equal in the burden of sin”?
Answer:
The scholars have clarified this, as did the Companions in the poem in the commentary on the Forty Hadiths: if he abandons the sin because he is unable to commit it, even though he desires it, the sin of his intention is recorded against him. However, if he abandons it for the sake of Allah the Exalted, abandoning it for the sake of Allah, and he is not one who is ignorant of it, then a good deed is recorded for him. If he intends it but does not commit it out of fear of Allah, a good deed is recorded for him. But if he abandons it because he is unable to do it, and if he were able, he would do it, then a bad deed is recorded for him, yes, just as if he had committed it, yes. May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, how do we reconcile this hadith, in which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Whoever intends to commit a sin and does not commit it, nothing is recorded against him”
And whoever intends to commit a sin and does not commit it
ومن هم بسيئة ولم يعملهاAnswer:
The scholars have clarified this, as did the Companions in the poem in the commentary on the Forty Hadiths: if he abandons the sin because he is unable to commit it, even though he desires it, the sin of his intention is recorded against him. However, if he abandons it for the sake of Allah the Exalted, abandoning it for the sake of Allah, and he is not one who is ignorant of it, then a good deed is recorded for him. If he intends it but does not commit it out of fear of Allah, a good deed is recorded for him. But if he abandons it because he is unable to do it, and if he were able, he would do it, then a bad deed is recorded for him, yes, just as if he had committed it, yes. May Allah reward you.
Source
النية في ترك السيئة — alfawzan.live
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