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Sahih al-Bukhari 5269

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “Allah has forgiven my followers the evil thoughts that occur to their minds, as long as such thoughts are not put into action or uttered.” And Qatada…

Abu Hurayrahnarrated it
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حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضى الله عنه عَنِ

النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَجَاوَزَ عَنْ أُمَّتِي مَا حَدَّثَتْ بِهِ أَنْفُسَهَا، مَا لَمْ تَعْمَلْ أَوْ تَتَكَلَّمْ». قَالَ قَتَادَةُ إِذَا طَلَّقَ فِي نَفْسِهِ فَلَيْسَ بِشَىْءٍ

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “Allah has forgiven my followers the evil thoughts that occur to their minds, as long as such thoughts are not put into action or uttered.” And Qatada said, “If someone divorces his wife just in his mind, such an unuttered divorce has no effect.”

আবূ হুরাইরাহ (রাঃ) সূত্রে নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম হতে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেছেনঃ আল্লাহ আমার উম্মতের হৃদয়ে যে খেয়াল জাগ্রত হয় তা ক্ষমা করে দিয়েছেন, যতক্ষণ না সে তা কার্যে পরিণত করে বা মুখে উচ্চারণ করে। ক্বাতাদাহ (রহ.) বলেনঃ মনে মনে তালাক দিলে তাতে কিছুইতালাক হবে না। [২৫২৮] আধুনিক প্রকাশনী- ৪৮৮৩, ইসলামিক ফাউন্ডেশন

ہم سے مسلم بن ابراہیم نے بیان کیا، کہا ہم سے ہشام بن عروہ نے بیان کیا، کہا ہم سے قتادہ نے بیان کیا، ان سے زرارہ بن اوفی نے اور ان سے ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ نے کہ نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ اللہ تعالیٰ نے میری امت کو خیالات فاسدہ کی حد تک معاف کیا ہے، جب تک کہ اس پر عمل نہ کرے یا اسے زبان سے ادا نہ کرے۔

قتادہ رحمہ اللہ نے کہا کہ اگر کسی نے اپنے دل میں طلاق دے دی تو اس کا اعتبار نہیں ہو گا جب تک زبان سے نہ کہے۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Muslim bin Ibrahim] Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Hisyam] Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Qatadah] dari [Zurarah bin Aufa] dari [Abu Hurairah] radliallahu 'anhu, dari Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, beliau bersabda: "Sesungguhnya Allah memaafkan apa yang dikatakan oleh hati mereka, selama tidak melakukan atau pun mengungkapnya." Qatadah berkata, "Bila ia menceraikan dengan suara hatinya saja, maka hal itu tidaklah berpengaruh sedikit pun

Ebu Hureyre r.a.'dan rivayete göre Nebi Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem şöyle buyurdu: "Şüphesiz Allah, ümmetimin içlerinden geçirdiklerini amel etmedikçe yahut konuşmadıkça ümmetime bağışlamıştır." Katade dedi ki: "İçinden talak verirse bunun bir kıymeti yoktur

Sahih al-Bukhari 5269, Book 68, Divorce, Hadith 19. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs that a Muslim will not be held accountable for evil thoughts he has in his mind before he acts upon them or speaks about them, as Allah has lifted the restriction and pardoned. He does not hold the Ummah of Muhammad (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) accountable for what comes to their minds and wavers in their souls, without being settled therein.

If it settles in a person's heart, like arrogance, conceit, or hypocrisy, or he acts upon it with his limbs or says it with his tongue, then he will be held accountable for that.

What it teaches

  • Allah Almighty forgives and pardons such transient thoughts and obsessions that come to a person’s mind.
  • If a person thinks of divorce and it comes to his mind, yet he does not utter it or write it down, it does not count as divorce.
  • A person is not held accountable for his inner thoughts, no matter how grave they are, unless they are settled in his soul and he acts upon them or utters them.
  • The Hadīth demonstrates the great status of the Ummah of Muhammad (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), as they are particularly favored with this advantage of not being held accountable for inner thoughts, unlike the previous nations.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2Muslim ibn IbrahimTold us, Third generation, died 222 AH
  3. 3Hisham ad-DastawaiTold us, Third generation, died 151 AH
  4. 4Qatadah ibn DiamahTold us, Successor, died 117 AH
  5. 5Zurarah ibn AwfaFrom, Successor, died 93 AH
  6. 6Abu HurayrahFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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