Say: If you reveal what is in your hearts or conceal it, Allah knows it. What is the reason for its revelation?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : A question over the phone? Yes. Honorable Shaykh? Yes. Allah knows that we love you for the sake of Allah. May Allah love you for the sake of which you loved us. And we ask Allah to preserve you, care for you, and gather us with you in His abode of honor. Ameen, may Allah reward you with good, and whoever heard. Honorable Shaykh! Many people are ignorant of the content of the verse: Say,[Al-Baqarah 2:284]
The Shaykh : Say: If you reveal.
The questioner :[Al-Baqarah 2:284] What was the occasion for the revelation of this verse? What is its intended meaning? And is a person held accountable for the sins he conceals in his chest?
The Shaykh : Yes, when this noble verse was revealed, the Companions came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and sat before him, sitting on their knees, saying: O Messenger of Allah, we cannot bear this. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Say, "We hear and we obey"Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34:615 and we disobey. When they said, "We hear and we obey," and their souls settled with it and found it pleasing, Allah revealed the verse after it, [Al-Baqarah 2:286] to the end of the chapter. So this, which the Muslims were initially tasked with, namely holding a person accountable for what is in his heart, whether he reveals it or conceals it, was abrogated by the verse that followed it, [Al-Baqarah 2:286]. Therefore, if something of these whispers occurs in a person's heart, he is not held accountable for it if he repels it and does not incline toward it, because Allah the Exalted [Al-A'raf 7:42].
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah bless you, and benefit us with you and your knowledge. May Allah bless you. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : A question over the phone? Yes. Honorable Shaykh? Yes. Allah knows that we love you for the sake of Allah. May Allah love you for the sake of which you loved us. And we ask Allah to preserve you, care for you, and gather us with you in His abode of honor. Ameen, may Allah reward you with good, and whoever heard. Honorable Shaykh! Many people are ignorant of the content of the verse: Say,
Whether you show what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allah will bring you to account for it
وَإِن تُبْدُوا مَا فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ يُحَاسِبْكُم بِهِ اللَّهُThe Shaykh : Say: If you reveal.
The questioner :
Whether you show what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allah will bring you to account for it. Then He will forgive whom He wills and punish whom He wills
وَإِن تُبْدُوا مَا فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ يُحَاسِبْكُم بِهِ اللَّهُ فَيَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَاءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَاءُThe Shaykh : Yes, when this noble verse was revealed, the Companions came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and sat before him, sitting on their knees, saying: O Messenger of Allah, we cannot bear this. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Say, "We hear and we obey"
And do not be like those who said, "We heard"
ولا تكونوا كالذين قالوا سمعناAllah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned.
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْAllah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَاWe charge no soul except [within] its capacity
لَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَاThe presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah bless you, and benefit us with you and your knowledge. May Allah bless you. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 74- قل ان تبدوا مافي انفسكم او تخفوه يعلمه الله ما سبب نزولها /سؤال على الهاتف /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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