How do we reconcile the hadith, “Whoever intends to commit a transgression in the Sacred Precinct, Allah will punish him,” with the hadith, “Indeed, Allah has pardoned my Ummah for what their souls contemplate”?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
“Whoever intends to commit a transgression in the Sacred Precinct, Allah will punish him.” How do we reconcile this with the hadith, “Indeed, Allah has pardonedSahih al-Bukhari 5269”?
Answer:
This is a general statement, while the hadith regarding the Sacred Precinct is specific. There is no contradiction between a general and a specific statement. In the Sacred Precinct, Allah punishes the one who merely intends it. As for outside the Sacred Precinct, if one intends but does not carry it out, he owes nothing. This is specific, and there is no contradiction between the general and the specific at all. Yes.
“Whoever intends to commit a transgression in the Sacred Precinct, Allah will punish him.” How do we reconcile this with the hadith, “Indeed, Allah has pardoned
my followers the evil thoughts that occur to their minds, as long as such thoughts are not put into action or uttered
عن أمتي ما حدثت به أنفسها ما لم تعمل أو تتكلمAnswer:
This is a general statement, while the hadith regarding the Sacred Precinct is specific. There is no contradiction between a general and a specific statement. In the Sacred Precinct, Allah punishes the one who merely intends it. As for outside the Sacred Precinct, if one intends but does not carry it out, he owes nothing. This is specific, and there is no contradiction between the general and the specific at all. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف نجمع بين حديثين «من همّ بإلحاد في الحرم، عذبه الله» وبين «إن الله عفا عن أمتي ما حدّثت به أنفسها — youtube.com
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.