Exhortation to do good deeds and accept the truth

The Shaykh : We exhort our brothers, in general, to do good deeds, leave off what is wrong, be dutiful to their parents, maintain family ties, be good neighbors, enjoin good and forbid evil, and treat creation with kindness as much as possible. For Allah is in the need of the servant as long as the servant is in the need of his brother, and Allah is in the aid of the servant as long as the servant is in the aid of his brother. So strive, my brother, to benefit your brothers as much as you can. It is important that we all avoid what occurs among people: the disagreement between students of knowledge, whether they are callers to Allah, scholars, or others; the disputes and partisanship for one over another. For this necessitates the division of the Ummah and the discord of the Ummah. And if the Ummah disputes and divides, then Allah says: What? We must accept the truth from whatever source it comes. Pay attention. And we must reject falsehood from whatever source it comes. We reject falsehood and accept the truth. Listen to the saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic): namely the polytheists So they made excuses. Now, what did they make excuses with? What did they make excuses with when they committed the indecency?
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : With two things. Rest and pay attention. They made excuses with two things: and the second matter is their saying, "In this there is truth and falsehood."
The student: Falsehood.

The Shaykh : No, their saying, "In this there is truth and falsehood." Their saying: is truth, and there is no falsehood, yes.
The student: Truth.

The Shaykh : Truth. Falsehood. Allah refuted the falsehood and was silent regarding the truth, either as an affirmation of it or an affirmation for it. So He said: Thus He refuted the falsehood and was silent regarding the truth because it is truth. And a scholar from the scholars, meaning from the scholars of the Jews, came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) and said: "We find in the Torah that Allah places the heavens on a finger and the earths on a finger," and he mentioned the hadith. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) laughed in affirmation of the scholar's statement and supported it with the saying of the Exalted: So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) accepted the truth from whom? From a Jew. A Jew. He accepted the truth that he brought. Indeed, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) affirmed the truth that came from Satan. Satan is the greatest enemy. He made Abu Hurayrah, meaning the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made Abu Hurayrah the guardian of the zakat al-fitr. And on one of the nights, Satan came and took some of the food. Abu Hurayrah held onto him to bring him to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), but he complained to him, saying: "I have dependents and a need." So Abu Hurayrah had mercy on him and let him go. Then he went in the morning to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: What did your captive do last night? The third or fourth night? I do not hear. The third or fourth? Yes, the third. So he returned on the third night and he was caught.