‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported the following as Marfū‘ Hadīth:
Regarding the statement of Allah, the Exalted and Majestic: {And whoever intends to deviate therein by evildoing, We will cause him to taste a painful punishment} [Surat al-Hajj: 25], he said: "If a man intended to commit deviation in it while being in Adan of Abyan (a city in Yemen), Allah would make him taste a painful punishment."
‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned regarding the statement of Allah Almighty: {And whoever intends to deviate therein by evildoing, We will cause him to taste a painful punishment} [Surat al-Hajj: 25]. He said: If anyone intended and resolved to commit an evil deed in the sacred sanctuary of Makkah—violating its sanctity by words or intentional killing that Allah has forbidden—this is considered wrongdoing. Even if this intention and resolve occurred in the city of ‘Adan in Yemen, he deserves Allah's painful punishment because of it, even if he does not carry it out. It is enough that he made the resolve.
Lessons
Emphasizing the unique status of the Haram (Sacred Sanctuary) and reverence for it.
As-Sa‘di said: This noble verse emphasizes the obligation to respect the Sacred Sanctuary, the necessity of deeply venerating it, and the warning against intending or committing sins therein.
Ad-Dahhāk said: A man may intend to sin in Makkah while being in another land, and it will be recorded against him, even if he does not carry it out.
Explanation in Arabic
ذكر عبد الله بن مسعود رضي الله عنه في قول الله عز وجل: {وَمَنْ يُرِدْ فِيهِ بِإِلْحَادٍ بِظُلْمٍ نُذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ} [الحج: 25]، قال: لو أن أحدًا من الناس حدّث نفسه وعزم أن يعمل في حرم مكة عملًا سيئًا تسْتحلّ فيه من الحرم ما حرم الله عليك من لسان أو قتل عامدًا أن ذلك ظلم، ولو كان العزم بمدينة عدن في اليمن فإنه مستحق أن يصيبه الله بعذاب أليم لأجل ذلك، ولو لم يفعله، فيكفي في ذلك أن يعزم.
بيان خصوصية الحرم وتعظيمه.
قال السعدي: وفي هذه الآية الكريمة، وجوب احترام الحَرَم، وشدة تعظيمه، والتحذير من إرادة المعاصي فيه وفعلها.
قال الضَّحَّاك: إنَّ الرجل ليهِمُّ بالخطيئة بمكّة وهو بأرض أخرى فتكُتب عليه ولم يعملها.
Scholars’ grades
Original grading term, without a named scholar: صحيح
