The Ruling on Judging People’s Intentions and Objectives
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the best way to deal with some people who talk about people’s intentions and objectives, then they ally with some and oppose others based on that? And is it permissible for one who has been wronged in this regard to curse the one who wronged him, or who had a bad opinion of him and tarnished his reputation without any right?
Answer:
We do not judge people’s intentions and objectives; only Allah knows them. But we judge what appears to us of their words and actions; we judge the outward appearance, as for the inner reality, only Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, knows it.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the best way to deal with some people who talk about people’s intentions and objectives, then they ally with some and oppose others based on that? And is it permissible for one who has been wronged in this regard to curse the one who wronged him, or who had a bad opinion of him and tarnished his reputation without any right?
Answer:
We do not judge people’s intentions and objectives; only Allah knows them. But we judge what appears to us of their words and actions; we judge the outward appearance, as for the inner reality, only Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, knows it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما كيفية التعامل مع من يطعن في نيات الناس؟ وهل يجوز الدعاء عليه؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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