Reconciling: “Whoever intends an evil deed” and “They are equal in the burden”
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Question:
If a person intends to commit a sin, and an external factor prevents him, does he bear the same burden if he commits this sin, based on the text of the hadith:Sunan Ibn Majah 4228Sahih, Sahih (Darussalam)? And how do you reconcile this hadith with the hadith: ?
Answer:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) stated explicitly that Allah has written down the good deeds and the evil deeds, and He explained that , as it came in the two Sahihs from the hadith of Ibn Abbas, that whoever intends an evil deed and does not commit it, it is not written against him, and if he leaves it for the sake of Allah, Allah writes it for him as a good deed, because he left it for the sake of Allah, and if he intends a good deed, Allah writes it for him as a good deed, and if he commits it, Allah writes it for him as ten good deeds, up to seven hundred times, up to many times over.
As for what came in the hadith of Abu Kabshah al-Anmari:, he mentioned among them: , and he said (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 4228Sahih, Sahih (Darussalam), because of the malicious intention, may Allah grant us safety.
There is no doubt that this may pose a difficulty with the authentic hadith in which a good intention is beneficial, and its owner is rewarded, and an evil deed, if not committed, is not written against him, and if he leaves it for the sake of Allah, it is written as a good deed, and in the hadith of Abu Kabshah al-Anmari, this man who said: “If I had like so-and-so—meaning in wealth—I would do like his evil deed,” said:Sunan Ibn Majah 4228Sahih, Sahih (Darussalam).
And the answer : Regarding this—may Allah know best: this is in the case of one who has resolved upon this, and is determined to do it, and nothing prevents him except inability, otherwise he is resolved to commit the sins and evil deeds that that man commits, to whom Allah gave wealth without knowledge, so he is like him in the burden because of his resolution, and his sincere determination, and what Allah knows from his heart of malice and corruption, so he is like the one about whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 3538. It was said: O Messenger of Allah, this is the killer, so what about the one who was killed? He said: Sahih al-Bukhari 6875
So this man in the hadith of Abu Kabshah says:, meaning he is resolved, and desires this, and has determination to do it, and if he had found it, he would have done it, but poverty prevented him and inability prevented him, so this one—may Allah protect us from it—is deserving of being like him in corruption, evil, and sin, may Allah grant us safety.
Unlike the one who intended, then left it; this one did not resolve, he intended, then left it, so this one has nothing upon him, or he left it for the sake of Allah, so this one has a good deed, whereas this one intended, resolved, and was determined that he would do like so-and-so, but his companion overpowered him by killing him, or he resolved and was determined, but he was not able to get the wealth, and the wealth did not come to him, and he is resolved, so this indicates the need to be cautious about resolving upon evil deeds and determining to do them, and that there is a great danger in that, may Allah grant us safety.
If a person intends to commit a sin, and an external factor prevents him, does he bear the same burden if he commits this sin, based on the text of the hadith:
They are equal in their burden (of sin).
هما في الوزر سواءWhoever intends an evil deed and does not commit it, a good deed is written for him
من هم بسيئة، ولم يفعلها؛ كتبت له حسنةAnswer:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) stated explicitly that Allah has written down the good deeds and the evil deeds, and He explained that , as it came in the two Sahihs from the hadith of Ibn Abbas, that whoever intends an evil deed and does not commit it, it is not written against him, and if he leaves it for the sake of Allah, Allah writes it for him as a good deed, because he left it for the sake of Allah, and if he intends a good deed, Allah writes it for him as a good deed, and if he commits it, Allah writes it for him as ten good deeds, up to seven hundred times, up to many times over.
As for what came in the hadith of Abu Kabshah al-Anmari:
The world is for four people
الدنيا لأربعةA man to whom Allah gave wealth and knowledge, so he fears Allah in his wealth and maintains his family ties in it, so he is in the highest ranks, and a man to whom Allah gave knowledge but did not give him wealth, so he said: “If I had like so-and-so, I would do in it like his deed,” so he said: “They are equal in the reward,” and the third was given wealth but not knowledge, so he does not fear Allah in it, nor maintain his family ties in it, nor do any right for Allah in it, so he is in the lowest ranks—may Allah protect us—and the fourth is a man who was not given knowledge nor wealth, so he says: “If I had wealth like so-and-so, I would do in it like his deed”
رجل أعطاه الله مالا وعلما فهو يتقي في ماله ربه ويصل فيه رحمه فهو في أعلى المنازل، ورجل أعطاه الله علما ولم يعطه مالا فقال: لو كان لي مثل فلان لعملت فيه مثل عمله، قال فهما في الأجر سواء، والثالث أعطي مالا ولم يعط علما فهو لا يتقي فيه ربه ولا يصل فيه رحمه ولا يعمل لله فيه حقا فهو بشر المنازل -نعوذ بالله، والرابع رجل لم يعط علما ولا مالا فهو يقول : لو كان لي مالا مثل فلان لعملت فيه مثل عملهThey are equal in their burden (of sin).
فهما في الوزر سواءThere is no doubt that this may pose a difficulty with the authentic hadith in which a good intention is beneficial, and its owner is rewarded, and an evil deed, if not committed, is not written against him, and if he leaves it for the sake of Allah, it is written as a good deed, and in the hadith of Abu Kabshah al-Anmari, this man who said: “If I had like so-and-so—meaning in wealth—I would do like his evil deed,” said:
They are equal in their burden (of sin).
فهما في الوزر سواءAnd the answer : Regarding this—may Allah know best: this is in the case of one who has resolved upon this, and is determined to do it, and nothing prevents him except inability, otherwise he is resolved to commit the sins and evil deeds that that man commits, to whom Allah gave wealth without knowledge, so he is like him in the burden because of his resolution, and his sincere determination, and what Allah knows from his heart of malice and corruption, so he is like the one about whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
When two Muslims meet with their swords, the one who kills and the one who is killed will go to hell.
إذا التقى المسلمان بسيفهما؛ فالقاتل والمقتول في النارThe killed one was eager to kill his opponent.
لأنه كان حريصًا على قتل صاحبهSo this man in the hadith of Abu Kabshah says:
If I had wealth like so-and-so, I would do in it like his deed
لو كان لي من المال مثل فلان لعملت فيه مثل عملهUnlike the one who intended, then left it; this one did not resolve, he intended, then left it, so this one has nothing upon him, or he left it for the sake of Allah, so this one has a good deed, whereas this one intended, resolved, and was determined that he would do like so-and-so, but his companion overpowered him by killing him, or he resolved and was determined, but he was not able to get the wealth, and the wealth did not come to him, and he is resolved, so this indicates the need to be cautious about resolving upon evil deeds and determining to do them, and that there is a great danger in that, may Allah grant us safety.
Source
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