Does Allah hold a person accountable for what he conceals in his heart, and is it understood from accountability that it implies being held responsible?
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The questioner : So she thought about it in her heart without doing it, is that correct?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Okay, how do you reconcile this with the saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic):[Al-Baqarah 2:284]?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner :[Al-Baqarah 2:284] .
Another questioner : How do you reconcile the hadith with the verse?
The Shaykh : Is there a necessary connection between accountability and being held responsible?
The questioner : Between accountability and being held responsible?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I do not know.
The Shaykh : There is no necessary connection?!
The student : He says he does not know.
The Shaykh : He does not know, there is no necessary connection, there is no necessary connection.
The questioner : In your estimation, is this verse abrogated?
The Shaykh : It cannot be that it is specified.
The questioner : Specified?!
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Okay, how do you reconcile this with the saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic):
Whether you show what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allah will bring you to account for it
وَإِنْ تُبْدُوا مَا فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ يُحَاسِبْكُمْ بِهِ اللَّهُThe Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner :
Whether you show what is within yourselves or conceal it
وَإِنْ تُبْدُوا مَا فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَوْ تُخْفُوهُAnother questioner : How do you reconcile the hadith with the verse?
The Shaykh : Is there a necessary connection between accountability and being held responsible?
The questioner : Between accountability and being held responsible?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I do not know.
The Shaykh : There is no necessary connection?!
The student : He says he does not know.
The Shaykh : He does not know, there is no necessary connection, there is no necessary connection.
The questioner : In your estimation, is this verse abrogated?
The Shaykh : It cannot be that it is specified.
The questioner : Specified?!
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
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