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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Accepting the report of open sinners when it is multiple

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a report from open sinners is multiple, is it accepted by the Shari'ah?

Answer:
No,
if there comes to you a disobedient one with information, investigateإِن جَاءَكُمْ فَاسِقٌ بِنَبَإٍ فَتَبَيَّنُوا
[Al-Hujurat 49:6]
this is general, whether the open sinner is one or more, and the liars are all some of them from others; their reports are not accepted.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من قول المُصَنِّف : الوجه الثاني : أن الله - سبحانه وتعالى - خلق الخلق لعبادته — islamhouse.com (1:01:17)

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