Leaving off a justified response out of fear of the anger of the one being responded to
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Question:
He says: If I see that my response will anger a certain person and upset him, is it in the public interest to leave off responding to him, even if the response is justified?
Answer:
If the response is justified, it is not permissible for you to leave it off. The one who gets upset by a justified response is not good. So you do not look after his satisfaction or his anger, but rather you look after the right of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). So you must clarify the truth, and do not fear the blame of a blamer in Allah. If there is good in him, he will be pleased with this. But if there is no good in him, he has no standing. Yes.
He says: If I see that my response will anger a certain person and upset him, is it in the public interest to leave off responding to him, even if the response is justified?
Answer:
If the response is justified, it is not permissible for you to leave it off. The one who gets upset by a justified response is not good. So you do not look after his satisfaction or his anger, but rather you look after the right of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). So you must clarify the truth, and do not fear the blame of a blamer in Allah. If there is good in him, he will be pleased with this. But if there is no good in him, he has no standing. Yes.
Source
[و لا تتبعوا السبل فتفرق بكم عن سبيله] — alfawzan.live (1:20:56)
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