Is one sinful for having thoughts in one's mind, and how does one get rid of the talk of the self?
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The questioner : Hello, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes, and praise be to Allah.
The questioner : I say: what the self has been told, meaning something the self has been told and one regrets it, and one did not speak it or write it, so does Allah hold one accountable for this thing?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and the Imam of the Pious, and upon his family and his Companions, and whoever follows them with excellence until the Day of Judgment. Mere talk, if there is no intent, meaning one did not intend the thing, but the self mentioned it and one turned away, there is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : There is nothing wrong with it.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, by the saying of the ProphetBulugh al-Maram 8:133
The questioner : And the proper way, meaning to avoid these intrusive thoughts and the talk of the self, is this.
The Shaykh : That one seeks refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, stops, turns away, and does not pay it any attention.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes, and praise be to Allah.
The questioner : I say: what the self has been told, meaning something the self has been told and one regrets it, and one did not speak it or write it, so does Allah hold one accountable for this thing?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and the Imam of the Pious, and upon his family and his Companions, and whoever follows them with excellence until the Day of Judgment. Mere talk, if there is no intent, meaning one did not intend the thing, but the self mentioned it and one turned away, there is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : There is nothing wrong with it.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, by the saying of the Prophet
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Allah, the Most High, has forgiven my followers what they contemplate on within themselves (i.e. evil thoughts) as long as they do not act upon or speak about them."
صلى الله عليه وسلم إن الله تجاوز عن أمتي ما حدثت به أنفسها ما لم تعمل أو تتكلمThe questioner : And the proper way, meaning to avoid these intrusive thoughts and the talk of the self, is this.
The Shaykh : That one seeks refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, stops, turns away, and does not pay it any attention.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2678- هل يؤثم من حدثته نفسه بشي وكيف يتخلص من حديث النفس/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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