The Meaning of the Saying of Allah the Exalted: "Who whispers in the breasts of men," and a discussion on the whispers of the self and the meaning of the hadith: "That is the purest of faith."

The Shaykh : That is, he casts whispers, casting whispers into the breasts of people. And is a person held accountable for whispers?
Answer: No, he is not held accountable for them because they are not of his own choice, unless he leans toward them and believes in them. For this reason, if a person is afflicted with whispers regarding the Essence of Allah the Exalted, then he abandons them, turns away, and does what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded, which is to stop, then that does not harm him, even if it were the greatest thing. The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said: Is "Allah is the Greatest" the purest of faith? Yes. The scholars explained the point of this: that Shaytan does not cast such whispers unless the faith is strong, in order to test whether a person will lean toward these whispers or drive them away by seeking refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan and turning away. But as for one whose faith is weak or absent, what is Shaytan? He has been rid of him. Do you see now? If a brave man were coming toward you, coming toward you, would you not prepare for him? O brothers, if a brave man came toward you with a sword, would you not prepare for him? Good. A dead man, do you fear him or not? A dead man, not brave, as we mentioned, do you fear him or not? You do not fear him.
The heart in which there is no good is not afflicted with whispers regarding the Essence of Allah the Exalted. They said to Ibn Abbas or Ibn Mas'ud: "The Jews say, 'We do not have whispers in our prayer.'" And it is known that the prayer of the Jews is rejected by Allah, or is it accepted? It is rejected . They enter into their prayer and Shaytan does not bother them. That is, these Jews say, "We never have whispers in our prayer." So Ibn Abbas or Ibn Mas'ud said: "They spoke the truth; Shaytan does not come to them." Why? He said: "And what would Shaytan do with a ruined heart?" Correct, what would he do? If you wanted to, if you came to a collapsing house, would you send a bulldozer to demolish it? Yes? No. You go to the well-populated houses. As for the ruined heart, Shaytan does not bother it because it has been stripped of it. This is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) when the Companions complained to him that they find in their souls what they would love to fall from the sky, and they do not speak of it. This is the meaning of his saying: What? .
And His saying: He used "breasts," and the intended meaning is "hearts," but he expressed the state by the location. What is expressing the state by the location? What is the meaning of expressing the state by the location? Who knows it? The intended meaning in the breasts, in the breasts of people, is the hearts, but he expressed the state by the location.
Who will explain this word? Just two, we complain to Allah, three, four. Please.
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : Hm?
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : The location is the chest. Is the heart in the chest?
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : What is the evidence?
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : Well done, may Allah bless you. Yes, he expressed the state by the location. The location is the chest and the state is the heart, and the evidence that the heart is in the chest is the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He: .