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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Combining the hadith "Indeed, some suspicion is a sin" with Allah's command to avoid it

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Question:
The questioner says: How do we combine Allah's (Mighty and Majestic) statement, "Indeed, some suspicion is a sin"?

Answer:
The wording of the hadith is: “Indeed, Allah has pardoned my nation for mistakes, forgetfulness, and what
enters the mind, so long as it is not spoken of or put into actionحدثت به أنفسها ما لم تتكلم أو تعمل
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3435Sahih (Darussalam)
.” As for suspicion of people, meaning suspicion of people,
O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumptionيَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوا كَثِيرًا مِّنَ الظَّنِّ
[Al-Hujurat 49:12]
meaning suspicion of people, some suspicion is [harmful], so do not suspect a Muslim of evil, because the default for a Muslim is good, so do not suspect him of evil, and have good thoughts of your brothers. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/216 — archive.org (10:49)

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