Combining the hadith on preserving errors and forgetfulness with the verse on transgression in the Sacred Precinct
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Question:
If a Muslim is not held accountable for what passes through his mind, how do we reconcile this with the saying of Allah the Exalted in the Sacred Precinct:[Al-Hajj 22:25]
Answer:
We reconcile them by the general and the specific. The verse specifies the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): except in the Sacred Precinct, where one is held accountable for what he intended and desired of injustice. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Hajj 22:25] This is specific, and the hadith is general. The general is completed by the specific, as is the rule.
If a Muslim is not held accountable for what passes through his mind, how do we reconcile this with the saying of Allah the Exalted in the Sacred Precinct:
and [also] whoever intends [a deed] therein of deviation [in religion] or wrongdoing - We will make him taste of a painful punishment.
وَمَن يُرِدْ فِيهِ بِإِلْحَادٍ بِظُلْمٍ نُّذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍAnswer:
We reconcile them by the general and the specific. The verse specifies the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):
I have preserved for my Ummah (community) errors, forgetfulness, and what their souls suggest to them
حفظ لأمتي الخطأ والنسيان وما حدثت به أنفسهاand [also] whoever intends [a deed] therein of deviation [in religion] or wrongdoing - We will make him taste of a painful punishment.
وَمَن يُرِدْ فِيهِ بِإِلْحَادٍ بِظُلْمٍ نُّذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
Source
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