Exhortation to interpret people's words in the best possible way.
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The Shaykh : Also, among the whispers of Satan is when your brother, your friend, or your companion whom you know addresses you with words that could mean he dislikes you, or they could mean something else. Which meaning should you attribute to your brother's words? The best one, or the worst? The best, the best, O my brothers. This is a matter in which many people err.
That is, when some people hear their brother speak words that could have two meanings, a good one and a bad one, they attribute them to what? To the good one, yes, this is obligatory. But some people attribute them to the bad one. This is a whisper of Satan, because what a person should do is interpret his brother's words in the best possible way. Pay attention to this: someone comes to you whispering, saying, "Did you hear so-and-so?" You say, "Yes, what did he say?" He says, "He said such and such." You see that this means he hates you, that he is slandering you, or something like that. Do you agree with this talebearer, or do you say, "This is my Muslim brother; he spoke words that could be good or bad, so I will attribute them to what? To the good." For this reason, the Salaf (may Allah have mercy on them) emphasized that a person should interpret words in their best possible way as long as he finds a good interpretation for them. By Allah, if we practiced this, we would be relieved of many things. But some people interpret their brother's words in the worst possible way. Now, the discussion of the two protective surahs is finished:[Al-Falaq 113:1] .
That is, when some people hear their brother speak words that could have two meanings, a good one and a bad one, they attribute them to what? To the good one, yes, this is obligatory. But some people attribute them to the bad one. This is a whisper of Satan, because what a person should do is interpret his brother's words in the best possible way. Pay attention to this: someone comes to you whispering, saying, "Did you hear so-and-so?" You say, "Yes, what did he say?" He says, "He said such and such." You see that this means he hates you, that he is slandering you, or something like that. Do you agree with this talebearer, or do you say, "This is my Muslim brother; he spoke words that could be good or bad, so I will attribute them to what? To the good." For this reason, the Salaf (may Allah have mercy on them) emphasized that a person should interpret words in their best possible way as long as he finds a good interpretation for them. By Allah, if we practiced this, we would be relieved of many things. But some people interpret their brother's words in the worst possible way. Now, the discussion of the two protective surahs is finished: