What is the ruling on wishing to commit a sin?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner : ... O Shaykh, what is the ruling on a person who wishes to commit sins but does not commit them... he is prevented from stealing, and what is his ruling?
The Shaykh : And he wants to steal, right?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : He wants to steal?
The questioner : No, he wants to steal.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He wants to steal, but his religion prevents him.
The Shaykh : If it is like this, he has a reward if he leaves off stealing for the sake of Allah the Exalted, did you understand? But he should not sit every day talking about stealing and saying, "If it were not for the religion," did you understand?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Now, the second question.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner : ... O Shaykh, what is the ruling on a person who wishes to commit sins but does not commit them... he is prevented from stealing, and what is his ruling?
The Shaykh : And he wants to steal, right?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : He wants to steal?
The questioner : No, he wants to steal.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He wants to steal, but his religion prevents him.
The Shaykh : If it is like this, he has a reward if he leaves off stealing for the sake of Allah the Exalted, did you understand? But he should not sit every day talking about stealing and saying, "If it were not for the religion," did you understand?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Now, the second question.