Combining the Verse of Reckoning with the Hadith of Allah’s Pardon for Thoughts
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Question:
One of the brothers sent this question to the program. He says: Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:284] How do we reconcile this with the noble hadith, which means: Bulugh al-Maram 8:133 and that these thoughts are in the hearts and souls, within the self.
Answer:
Yes. When this verse was revealed, it was difficult for the Companions, because if Allah were to hold them accountable for the thoughts in their hearts, that would be a heavy burden. Who is free from such thoughts? So Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, then revealed His saying:[Al-Baqarah 2:286] This verse abrogated the verse before it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
One of the brothers sent this question to the program. He says: Allah the Exalted said:
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 اللَّهُAllah, the Most High, has forgiven my followers what they contemplate on within themselves
إِنَّ اَللَّهَ تَجَاوَزَ عَنْ أُمَّتِي مَا حَدَّثَتْ بِهِ أَنْفُسَهَاAnswer:
Yes. When this verse was revealed, it was difficult for the Companions, because if Allah were to hold them accountable for the thoughts in their hearts, that would be a heavy burden. Who is free from such thoughts? So Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, then revealed His saying:
Allah 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 اكْتَسَبَتْThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/236 — archive.org (9:50)
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