صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب الإيمان
The Book of Faith
باب تَجَاوُزِ اللَّهِ عَنْ حَدِيثِ النَّفْسِ وَالْخَوَاطِرِ بِالْقَلْبِ إِذَا لَمْ تَسْتَقِرَّ
Chapter: Allah allows a person's thoughts and whatever occurs in his heart so long as they do not become established
Hadith 127
This hadith is listed as number 331 in Maktaba Shamila
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، وُمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْغُبَرِيُّ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِسَعِيدٍ ، قَالُوا : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَجَاوَزَ لِأُمَّتِي مَا حَدَّثَتْ بِهِ أَنْفُسَهَا ، مَا لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمُوا ، أَوْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِ " .
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah (RA) 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.
