Is the Muslim's intention to do what is most pleasing to Allah, most beneficial, and most beloved to Him—when he is perplexed whether to proceed with something or refrain from it, given people's differing opinions about it—sufficient for Allah to open his heart to what he intends?

Sincerity of intention and soundness of purpose are a cause for attaining truth and success. Whoever is sincere in turning to Allah to convey His religion and guide His servants will not be turned away. If his intention and desire are sincere, he will not be deprived of a reward. The closer the heart is to Allah, the more the obstacles of evil vanish from it, and the light of its discernment of truth becomes more complete and stronger. The further it is, the more obstacles it encounters and the weaker the light of its discernment of correctness becomes. Knowledge is a light that Allah casts into the heart, by which the servant distinguishes between error and correctness.

Sincerity of intention does not mean relying solely on what the heart finds comfort in. Rather, it is obligatory to follow the apparent legal proofs. When these proofs conflict and there is no apparent preponderant evidence, the inclination of the believer's heart, filled with piety and sincerity of intention, becomes a preponderant factor to be acted upon, because it is a preponderation based on a legal proof.

In this situation, the inspiration of the heart may be stronger than many weak analogies, hadiths, apparent evidences, and presumptions of continuity. This falls under the believer's perspicacity, by which he sees with the light of Allah, and it is part of drawing closer to Allah through supererogatory acts until He loves His servant, so that He becomes his hearing, sight, hand, and foot.

Hearts are intrinsically inclined towards the truth. If the innate disposition is rectified by faith and illuminated by the Quran, and the implications of apparent textual proofs become obscure to it, and the heart inclines towards one of two matters, this is one of the strongest indications. In the hadith: "Righteousness is what the soul feels at ease with and the heart feels tranquil about, and sin is what wavers in your soul, even if people advise you otherwise." This becomes a preponderation for the seeker of truth when the apparent textual proofs are equally balanced for him, and it is better than treating two contradictory matters as equal.