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Is imagining responding to an act of infidelity (kufr) committed by others considered to be an acceptance of it and a wish for it to happen?

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The thoughts and notions that assail the heart without one's choice are not held against the person, and their dislike of them indicates their faith, as in the hadith: "That is pure faith." Scholars have agreed that fleeting thoughts and self-talk are forgiven as long as they are not settled upon or acted upon, as in the hadith: "Indeed, Allah has overlooked for my nation whatever they speak to themselves about, as long as they do not utter it or act upon it." The questioner should repel these thoughts and not yield to them, and instead occupy themselves with what benefits them, such as reflecting on the Quran, seeking knowledge, and performing righteous deeds.

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