"And whether you disclose what is in your hearts or conceal it, Allah will bring you to account for it." Qatadah’s explanation: He said: This verse was revealed, and it weighed heavily upon them. Then Allah revealed after it a verse containing ease and mitigation, which abrogated it: "Allah does not charge a soul except with that within its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what it has gained [of good], and it will bear [the consequence of] what it has earned [of evil]."

Yahya narrated from Sa'id, from Qatadah, from Zurarah ibn Awfa, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah has pardoned for my Ummah that which their souls whisper to them, as long as they do not act upon it or speak of it." [Verses 285-286]