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Hadith 5111

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُهَيْلٌ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : جَاءَهُ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ ، فَقَالُوا : " يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، نَجِدُ فِي أَنْفُسِنَا الشَّيْءَ نُعْظِمُ أَنْ نَتَكَلَّمَ بِهِ أَوِ الْكَلَامَ بِهِ ، مَا نُحِبُّ أَنَّ لَنَا وَأَنَّا تَكَلَّمْنَا بِهِ ، قَالَ : أَوَقَدْ وَجَدْتُمُوهُ ؟ قَالُوا : نَعَمْ , قال : ذَاكَ صَرِيحُ الْإِيمَانِ " .
Abu Hurairah said; His companion came to him and said; Messenger of Allah! We have thoughts which we cannot dare talk about and we do not like that we have them or talk about them. He said: Have you experienced that? They replied: yes. He said: that is clear faith.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / أبواب النوم / 5111
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: صحيح مسلم (132)
Hadith Takhrij « تفرد بہ أبو داود، (تحفة الأشراف: 12657)، وقد أخرجہ: صحیح مسلم/الإیمان 60 (132)، مسند احمد (2/441) (صحیح) »
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Brief Explanation
1؎: That is, it is precisely faith (iman) itself that is preventing you from accepting and affirming those things which Satan casts into your hearts, until they become mere whisperings (waswasah) and do not become firmly established in your hearts. This absolutely does not mean that the whispering itself is faith. Whispering arises due to Satan, so how can it possibly be considered explicit faith?
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:

These thoughts refer to such doubts towards which Satan gradually leads a person, bringing him to the question: "Who created Allah?"

A believer’s vigilance regarding his own faith is a sign of his being a sincere believer, and the occurrence of such thoughts is not harmful—
provided that a person strives to repel (drive away) them.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 5111
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Takhrij:
[صحيح مسلم 340]

Fiqh al-Hadith:
➊ Hating evil whispers is a sign of pure faith.
➋ Referring personal and private matters to the scholars of truth so that they may clarify the ruling of the Book and Sunnah is a completely correct method.
➌ The Companions (Sahabah) were at the highest levels of faith. Radi Allahu anhum ajma'in.
➍ In order to avoid evil whispers, one should always act upon the Book and Sunnah and remain engaged in authentic remembrances (adhkar sahihah) and pure words (kalimat tayyibah).
Source: Adwa al-Masabih fi Tahqiq Mishkat al-Masabih, Page: 64