“Whether you disclose what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allah will call you to account for it” (al-Baqarah 2:284).
This verse has been compared with “Allah does not burden a soul beyond its capacity” (2:286) and classified as abrogated. The crucial distinction is between involuntary passing thoughts and deliberate inner acts such as resolved intention, sincerity, and hypocrisy.
Accountability for voluntary inner conduct can coexist with the principle that people are not charged beyond their capacity. Here, refining the category of accountable acts is a route to reconciliation, not proof that the verse has lost its force.