Is a person punished for the intention to steal if they were unable to carry it out?
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A bad deed is not recorded against a person until it is committed. In fact, abandoning it out of fear of God is written as a good deed. The proof for this is the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "Whoever intended to do a bad deed but did not do it, Allah records it for him as a complete good deed. But if he intended it and did it, Allah records it as one bad deed."
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