What is the authenticity of the hadith: “Indeed, Allah has pardoned my community for what their hearts contemplate, as long as they do not act upon it or speak of it,” and what is its meaning?
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The questioner : You are asking about a hadith and its authenticity: Bulugh al-Maram 8:133 You ask: Is this comprehensive?
The Shaykh : This hadith is authentic:Bulugh al-Maram 8:133 It is comprehensive for everything, because the whispers of the self do not settle. If they settle in the heart, and a person feels at ease with them, believes in them, and affirms them, they become an action, but it is an action of the heart, not an action of the limbs.
As for mere whispers of the self, such as intrusive thoughts and doubts that a person does not rely on, does not adopt, does not believe in, and does not affirm, a person is not held accountable for them. This is part of Allah’s (Glorified and Exalted is He) easing for this community, because a person is sometimes not free from such psychological whispers.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
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.
إن الله تجاوز عن أمتي ما حدثت به أنفسها ما لم تعمل أو تتكلمThe Shaykh : This hadith is authentic:
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.
إن الله تعالى تجاوز عن هذه الأمة ما حدثت به أنفسها ما لم تعمل أو تتكلمAs for mere whispers of the self, such as intrusive thoughts and doubts that a person does not rely on, does not adopt, does not believe in, and does not affirm, a person is not held accountable for them. This is part of Allah’s (Glorified and Exalted is He) easing for this community, because a person is sometimes not free from such psychological whispers.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.