What are the types of intending to do a bad deed? And what are the consequences of it?
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Question:
If a person intends to do something but is unable to do it, is it recorded against him if he was determined in his will to do it?
Answer:
Intending to do an act has three states:
If he intends and acts, he gets what he did. If he intends a good deed and does it, he gets its reward, multiplied up to seven hundred times, or even more.
The second: He intends, but he is lax and leaves it off out of negligence or laziness, and he intends a bad deed; in this case, nothing is required of him.
The third: He intends a bad deed and leaves it off for the sake of Allah; in this case, he gets a reward, a good deed, because he left it off for the sake of Allah. He left it off as mentioned in the hadith: So if he intends it and then leaves it off for the sake of Allah, he gets a reward. If he does it, its sin is upon him.
And so it is with the good deed: If he intends it, he gets a good deed, even if he does not do it. If he does it, it becomes ten good deeds, up to seven hundred times, or even more.
If a person intends to do something but is unable to do it, is it recorded against him if he was determined in his will to do it?
Answer:
Intending to do an act has three states:
If he intends and acts, he gets what he did. If he intends a good deed and does it, he gets its reward, multiplied up to seven hundred times, or even more.
The second: He intends, but he is lax and leaves it off out of negligence or laziness, and he intends a bad deed; in this case, nothing is required of him.
The third: He intends a bad deed and leaves it off for the sake of Allah; in this case, he gets a reward, a good deed, because he left it off for the sake of Allah. He left it off as mentioned in the hadith:
He left it off for my sake
تركها من جَرَّائيAnd so it is with the good deed: If he intends it, he gets a good deed, even if he does not do it. If he does it, it becomes ten good deeds, up to seven hundred times, or even more.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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