Who is better a man who does not feel the desire to commit a sin or

WHO HAS MORE REWARD?

Imām Ahmad recorded in the Book of az-Zuhd that Mujāhid رحمه الله said:

“Someone wrote to 'Umar b. al-Khaṭṭāb رضي الله عنه,

‘O Leader of the faithful!

Who is better?

- a man who does not feel the desire to commit a sin and does not commit it, or

- a man who feels desire to commit a sin, but does not commit it?’

‘Umar replied:

‘He who feels desire to commit a sin, but does not commit it, (they are the ones whose hearts Allāh has tested for Taqwā.

For them is forgiveness and a great reward.)”’

● [تفسير إبن كثير ٤٩\٣]

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