Am I sinful for giving away half a book that was requested of me, when I had forgotten that the teacher entrusted me not to give it to anyone?
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One of the principles is that error and forgetfulness remove sin. The Quran explicitly pardons them in the verses: {Our Lord, do not hold us accountable if we forget or make a mistake} and {And there is no blame upon you for that in which you have erred, but [only for] what your hearts have intended}. Therefore, if you revealed the secret out of forgetfulness, there is no blame upon you.
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