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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Doubling of Sins in the Sacred Precinct

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it true that sins and evil deeds are doubled in the Haram, just as good deeds are doubled?

Answer:
No.
Whoever comes [on the Day of Judgement] with a good deed will have ten times the like thereof [to his credit], and whoever comes with an evil deed will not be recompensed except the like thereofمَن جَاءَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُ عَشْرُ أَمْثَالِهَا وَمَن جَاءَ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ فَلَا يُجْزَىٰ إِلَّا مِثْلَهَا
[Al-An'am 6:160]
, but they are made heavier in the Haram. A single evil deed is made heavier; its sin is made heavier in the Haram.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن مكايده التي بلغ فيها مراده : مكيدة التحليل — islamhouse.com (49:19)

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