The ruling on one who intends to commit a sin if he were able to do so
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Question:
What came from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)…… is that whoever does not have wealth and wishes he had wealth to spend it in evil, evil deeds are recorded against him. And in another hadith, if he intends an evil deed and does not do it, it is not recorded against him?
Answer:
If he intends it and does not do it, it is not recorded against him. And if he leaves it for the sake of Allah, it becomes a good deed. And if he intends to give charity and does not do it, it becomes one good deed. If he does it, it becomes ten good deeds up to many times that.
Q: The one in this case: a man who has no wealth and wishes he had wealth to commit open sinfulness and disobey?
A: It is according to his evil intention—may Allah grant us well-being.
What came from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)…… is that whoever does not have wealth and wishes he had wealth to spend it in evil, evil deeds are recorded against him. And in another hadith, if he intends an evil deed and does not do it, it is not recorded against him?
Answer:
If he intends it and does not do it, it is not recorded against him. And if he leaves it for the sake of Allah, it becomes a good deed. And if he intends to give charity and does not do it, it becomes one good deed. If he does it, it becomes ten good deeds up to many times that.
Q: The one in this case: a man who has no wealth and wishes he had wealth to commit open sinfulness and disobey?
A: It is according to his evil intention—may Allah grant us well-being.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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