What is the authenticity of the phrase “Fear the evil of the one to whom you have done good”?
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You also ask about the phrase “Fear the evil of the one to whom you have done good”?
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This is common speech on people’s tongues, but it has no basis. A person does not refrain from doing good to people for fear that they will harm him; rather, he does good to them. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) commanded doing good, even toward those who have wronged him. Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) commanded repelling evil with good. He said (Glorified and Exalted is He):[Fussilat 41:34] David, as if he were a close relative.
And He said (Exalted and Majestic is He):[Al-Mu'minun 23:96]. So doing good is all good; it brings affection between people and removes grudges. It is the opposite of what is said: “Fear the evil of the one to whom you have done good.” Yes.
You also ask about the phrase “Fear the evil of the one to whom you have done good”?
Answer:
This is common speech on people’s tongues, but it has no basis. A person does not refrain from doing good to people for fear that they will harm him; rather, he does good to them. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) commanded doing good, even toward those who have wronged him. Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) commanded repelling evil with good. He said (Glorified and Exalted is He):
And not equal are the good deed and the bad. Repel [evil] by that [deed] which is better; and thereupon the one whom between you and
وَلَا تَسْتَوِي الْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا السَّيِّئَةُ ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ فَإِذَا الَّذِي بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُAnd He said (Exalted and Majestic is He):
Repel, by [means of] what is best, [their] evil. We are most knowing of what they describe.
ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ السَّيِّئَةَ نَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَصِفُونَ
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما صحة عبارة (اتقي شر من أحسنت إليه)؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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