Are We Responsible For Our Thoughts
More than an end in themselves, having too much negative feelings can be a symptom of timidity or weakness of mind or thought process. For instance, if one is overly judgemental about people they would easily develop feelings of hate, disgust, or enmity against people over petty matters. But more worrying is that this judgemental tendency comes from being unkind and shows lack of compassion in one’s nature. This will eventually translate into a lot of negative and unkind actions which that person is prone to commit, and this is a more serious matter. So feelings have more of an indirect connection to what one will be held accountable for, I think. But we should also remember that as humans, we cannot live without feelings and it is often beyond human control to not have any negative feelings at all. That’s why Allah promised that if we otherwise qualify as good Muslims, he will remove any left over negativity from us. Pls see 15:47: 15:47 AndWe removed what animosity was in their chests, they are brothers in quarters facing one another.