Hadith 11

‘Al Aqaaid’ – Our belief regarding the capability is what was said by Musa-asws Bin Ja’far-asws when it was said to him-asws, ‘Does the servant happen to be capable (of committing sins and hence punishable)? ’
He-asws said: ‘Yes, after four characteristics – The man happens to be devoid of the watcher, healthy of body, sound of limbs, for him being a reason arriving from Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic. When these are complete, then he is a capable one’. It was said to him-asws, ‘For example, which thing? ’ He-asws said: ‘The man happens to be devoid of the watcher, healthy of body, sound of limbs, not able upon committing adultery except if he sees a woman. So, when he does find a woman, then either he protects and prevents (himself) just as Yusuf-as prevented, or he isolates between him and her and he commits adultery, and he would be an adulterer; and he did not obey Allah-azwj by His-azwj Compulsion, and did not disobey by being overcome’’. [10]
And Al-Sadiq-asws was asked about the Words of Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic: and they had been called to the Sajdah while they were safe (and sound) [68: 43]. He-asws said: ‘They were able for the taking with what they had been Commanded with, and the leaving of what they had been Forbidden from, and by that they were Tried’’. [11]