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What is the ruling on praising a person before Allah by mentioning his good deeds?

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Question:
Some people say that when you criticize someone, you should mention both his good deeds and his bad deeds so that you are fair. Is this statement correct?

Answer:
Do you know his good deeds? No one knows them except Allah (Mighty and Majestic). No one knows his good deeds except Allah (Mighty and Majestic). You do not know whether these are good deeds accepted by Allah or not accepted. It is obligatory for you to clarify only the error he made. As for his good deeds, they are with Allah. We do not know. We do not praise anyone before Allah by saying, "He has good deeds." How do we know that these are good deeds? Allah knows best. They may be accepted, or they may not be accepted. So we do not praise anyone before Allah.
But we clarify what the error is, without belittling the person or disparaging him. Rather, the intention is to clarify the truth so that people are not deceived by this matter and do not take it from him.
This is part of giving him advice. So that he does not bear the sins of the people. He bears the sins of the people. So we want to advise him to repent and leave this statement or this action, if we warn him and clarify his error.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما مشروعية تزكية أحد على الله بذكر حسناته؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com

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