What is the punishment for thinking about sin?
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Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be
upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked this
question:
have been told that the thought of commiting
a sin is the same as carrying out the sin.. for
example if i think lustfully about a women who is
married, it would be punished as the same as actually carrying out sexual
actions with this forbidden women. is this true? me and a friend have been considering having a threesome
with a married women who has been leading us on, what is the punishment for
such a sin.
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Answer:
What is the punishment for
thinking about sin?
In the
name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness.
Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray,
none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no
person, no grave, no prophet, no imam,
no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Q-1: have been told that the
thought of commiting a sin is the same as carrying
out the sin..
Sahih Muslim Hadith 235 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said that Allah the High and Exalted
Said: “When it occurs to my bondsman that he should do a good deed but he
actually does not do it, I record one
good deed for him; but if he puts it
into practice, I make an entry of ten good acts in his favour. When it occurs to him to do evil, but he
does not commit it, I forgive that.
But if he commits it, I record one evil deed against his name.” The Messenger of Allah (saws) said the Angels said:
“That bondsman of yours intends to commit evil, though His Lord is more
Vigilant than he.” Upon this He (the
Lord) said: “Watch him; if he commits (evil), write it against his name,
but if he refrains from doing it, write one good deed for him, for he desisted
from doing it for My sake.” The
Messenger of Allah (saws) said: “He who amongst you is of good faith, all his
good acts are multiplied from ten to seven hundred times (and are recorded in
his name); and all the evils that he commits are recorded as such (i.e. without
increase) until he meets Allah.”
The
Merciful Lord has Decreed that:
If a believer
intends to do a good deed, but does not do it; Allah will record one good deed in his
Book of Records.
If a
believer does the good deed,
the Bounteous Lord will record ten good deeds in his Book of
Records.
If a
believer intends to do an evil deed, but does not commit it; the Merciful Lord will forgive his
intention and there will be no record of it.
If the
believer commits the evil deed, then it will be recorded as one evil deed in
his Book of Records.
Q-2: me and a friend have been
considering having a threesome with a married women who has been leading us on,
what is the punishment for such a sin.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 17 Surah Israa verse 32:Do not even go near ‘zina’
(fornication or adultery) for it is a very indecent thing and a very evil way!
‘Zina’ or adultery is one of the most heinous sins in the
sight of the Lord. If one is convicted
of committing the heinous sin of adultery in a
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah Ale Imraan verse
135-136:Allah likes such good people very much, who, if ever they commit a base deed or wrong
their own soul by the commission of a sin,
remember Allah instantly, and ask
for forgiveness from Him for their shortcomings. For who, but Allah, can forgive sins? (And Allah loves those) who do not knowingly
persist in the wrongs they did. These will be rewarded with forgiveness from
Allah, and with
Gardens beneath which canals flow, and
they will reside therein forever! How
excellent is the reward of those who do good deeds!
My
beloved brother, we urge you to fear the Lord that Created
you, and fear the Day when every single soul will be brought forth in the
Presence of the All-Mighty Lord to give a full account of each and every one of
his deeds!
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 25 Surah Furqaan verses 63-71:The (true) servants of the Merciful are those who walk
humbly on the earth. When the ignorant
people behave insolently towards them, they say, “Peace to you”; (And those) who pass their nights in
prostrating themselves and standing before their Lord and pray, “O our
Lord, save us from the torment of
Hell, for its torment is killing! It is an evil abode, and an evil resting place”. (And those) who, when they spend are neither
extravagant, nor miserly, but keep the golden mean between the two
extremes. (And those) who do not invoke
any god but Allah Alone,
nor kill a soul unjustly,
which Allah has forbidden, nor
commit ‘zina’ (fornication and adultery)… He who does
this shall be punished for his sin, and
his torment shall be doubled on the Day of Resurrection, and he shall abide in a state of ignominy; except the one who may have repented (after
those sins), and have believed, and done righteous deeds. For then, Allah will change his evil deeds into
good deeds, and He is very Forgiving and
Merciful. In fact, one who repents and does righteous
deeds, returns to Allah as one rightly
should!
Whatever
written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance,
and whatever of error is of me. Allah
Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Wister