What is the validity of the saying, "If he wanted one of my sins, I would not give it to him," when asking him for something?
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The questioner : May Allah forgive you, O Shaykh. There is another saying I asked you about before.
The Shaykh : And it is:
The questioner : If, for example, someone asks for intercession or something, he says: "Even if he wanted one of my sins, I would not give it to him."
The Shaykh : What did he say?
The questioner : "Even if he wanted one of my sins, I would not give it to him."
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I do not know...?
The Shaykh : This is also the saying where some people, when asked for something, say: "If he wanted one of my sins, I would not give it to him." The intention is that it is impossible for him to give it, is that not so? It is impossible for him to give it. But the matter was the opposite: to say, "If he wanted one of my good deeds, I would not give him anything." As for sins, everyone loves for a person to bear their sin for them. In any case, the matter is understood by the general public to mean refusing to give this person what he asked of me.
The questioner : There is no harm in it.
The Shaykh : I do not see any harm in it. Yes, there is no harm in it.
The Shaykh : And it is:
The questioner : If, for example, someone asks for intercession or something, he says: "Even if he wanted one of my sins, I would not give it to him."
The Shaykh : What did he say?
The questioner : "Even if he wanted one of my sins, I would not give it to him."
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I do not know...?
The Shaykh : This is also the saying where some people, when asked for something, say: "If he wanted one of my sins, I would not give it to him." The intention is that it is impossible for him to give it, is that not so? It is impossible for him to give it. But the matter was the opposite: to say, "If he wanted one of my good deeds, I would not give him anything." As for sins, everyone loves for a person to bear their sin for them. In any case, the matter is understood by the general public to mean refusing to give this person what he asked of me.
The questioner : There is no harm in it.
The Shaykh : I do not see any harm in it. Yes, there is no harm in it.