Being held accountable for intrusive thoughts and fleeting ideas concerning the Essence of Allah
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Question:
May Allah bless you. There is a final point, Shaykh Salih. He says: Regarding the intrusive thoughts and fleeting ideas that concern the Essence of Allah, is a person held accountable for them in this life?
Answer:
He should leave them and reject them, and say what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) guided to:As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 64:1092 until he whispers to him until he says, may Allah protect us, who created Allah? If he reaches this point, let him stop and say: I believe in Allah and disbelieve in those other than Him. Yes.
May Allah bless you. There is a final point, Shaykh Salih. He says: Regarding the intrusive thoughts and fleeting ideas that concern the Essence of Allah, is a person held accountable for them in this life?
Answer:
He should leave them and reject them, and say what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) guided to:
That Satan comes to one of you and says
أن الشيطان يأتي أحدكم فيقول
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (188) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-07-28] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (15:07)
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