Inner thoughts and whether they are accounted for

On al-Baqara 284, Sha'rawi holds that a person is accounted for what is in his self, and that the account turns on intention and resolve, not on every passing thought ¹.

He lists five: the fleeting thought, the passing idea that lingers briefly, the self's talk, the concern that gathers means, and the resolve that reaches a decision and begins to act. He holds that the first four are not held against a person, and that resolve is what the account concerns ^{1 2}.

He says the verse that follows, that God does not burden a soul beyond its capacity, is news, and news is not abrogated; only rulings are. So he sees no contradiction ².

He reports that Ibn Umar, on hearing the verse, said he would perish if God took him to account for what is in his self, and wept. Ibn Abbas answered that the brothers had felt the same, and the next verse came down ¹.

The five-stage scheme is not attributed to a named author, and the reports of Ibn Umar and Ibn Abbas have not been checked in their sources. The academic view and any non-Sunni view have not been checked.