Hadith 35374

Chapter 58

باب 58

(58) باب تَجَاوُزِ اللَّهِ عَنْ حَدِيثِ النَّفْسِ، وَالْخَوَاطِرِ، بِالْقَلْبِ إِذَا لَمْ تَسْتَقِرَّ

(58) Chapter: Allah allows a person's thoughts and whatever occurs in his heart so long as they do not become established
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حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْغُبَرِيُّ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لِسَعِيدٍ - قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَجَاوَزَ لأُمَّتِي مَا حَدَّثَتْ بِهِ أَنْفُسَهَا مَا لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمُوا أَوْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِ " .

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed:
Verily Allah forgave my people the evil promptings which arise within their hearts as long as they did not speak about them or did not act upon them.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 127 a

In-book reference: Book 1, Hadith 238

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 1, Hadith 230