Reconciling the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)

The questioner : He says, and among the last points: The establishment of prohibition in matters that are neither speech nor action, such as loving what Allah hates, hating what Allah loves, arrogance, self-admiration, envy, and having bad thoughts about a Muslim without a specific cause.

The Shaykh : In any case, this has already been answered in detail previously.

The questioner : It is long, Shaykh. Yes.

The Shaykh : The answer was given in detail previously. If the hadith were authentic, or at least if I were confident in its authenticity, I would lean toward the view that hatred and envy are not sins in themselves unless accompanied by action based on them. Because the hadith says explicitly: , and the hadith has a continuation: I do not know, I do not remember now what it says? This is clear evidence that envy and suspicion, mere suspicion, is not something for which a person is held accountable. Rather, if the suspicion and envy are acted upon—where are you going? May Allah guide you, may Allah guide you. You are going down, and we are going up. Stop at your land.

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : He did not give us a hint that makes us feel that...