A Response to One Who Belittles the Speaker's Tribe
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, in a gathering, one of the attendees belittled my tribe, so I showed him my displeasure with his action. He continued, so I belittled his tribe in return, by way of reciprocity in lineage. Did I not speak the truth regarding the permissibility of his action or not?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is not permissible. What is the fault of his tribe? If you had mentioned his own faults, there would be no harm, provided he did not heed and remained silent. You may mention his faults to make him stop. But if you mention the faults of others, that is not permissible. What is the fault of his tribe? Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, in a gathering, one of the attendees belittled my tribe, so I showed him my displeasure with his action. He continued, so I belittled his tribe in return, by way of reciprocity in lineage. Did I not speak the truth regarding the permissibility of his action or not?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is not permissible. What is the fault of his tribe? If you had mentioned his own faults, there would be no harm, provided he did not heed and remained silent. You may mention his faults to make him stop. But if you mention the faults of others, that is not permissible. What is the fault of his tribe? Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب من الإيمان بالله الصبر على أقدار الله — islamhouse.com (1:02:32)
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