Guidance for one who falsely accused another and caused him to be imprisoned
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Question:
He says: Some people commit certain sins and crimes, and they accuse others of being the ones who did this. Then, as a result, those people may end up in prison, and he knows that they are still in prison because of his false accusation. What is your guidance for this person?
Answer:
It is obligatory for him to repent to Allah. If he was one of the witnesses, he should retract his testimony. He should know that if his testimony was the cause of their imprisonment, he must retract it, and he should acknowledge that he made a mistake in this testimony. He must repent to Allah for what has passed. We ask Allah to protect us from such a thing.
He says: Some people commit certain sins and crimes, and they accuse others of being the ones who did this. Then, as a result, those people may end up in prison, and he knows that they are still in prison because of his false accusation. What is your guidance for this person?
Answer:
It is obligatory for him to repent to Allah. If he was one of the witnesses, he should retract his testimony. He should know that if his testimony was the cause of their imprisonment, he must retract it, and he should acknowledge that he made a mistake in this testimony. He must repent to Allah for what has passed. We ask Allah to protect us from such a thing.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء ابن باز - ٩ — archive.org (36:42)
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