Does the punishment differ for a man who seeks to commit adultery compared to a man who has a woman come to his house, based on the principle of seeking versus fate?
The people of are in agreement that divine decree () can be used as an argument when calamities strike, but not when sins are committed. Therefore, it is obligatory to abandon sins and repent from them, and one should not use divine decree as an excuse for them, even if they are part of Allah's decree. Calamities are to be endured with submission, while sins require seeking forgiveness and repentance. Allah Almighty says: "So be patient, indeed the promise of Allah is truth. And ask forgiveness for your sin." There is no difference between one who sought to commit adultery and one who committed it, in terms of sin and deserving the prescribed punishment (Hadd), though the one who sought it adds the sin of seeking what is forbidden.
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