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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Explaining the Obligation of Knowledge and Justice in Speech

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The Shaykh : The fifth point: Yes, the fifth point: the obligation of knowledge and justice in speech. The obligation of knowledge and justice in speech means that you do not speak except with knowledge, and you do not say anything except with justice.
And the evidence for this is the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge ولا تقف ما ليس لك به علم
[Al-Isra 17:36]
. What does "do not stand" mean? It means do not follow what you have no knowledge of
Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned. إن السمع والبصر والفؤاد كل أولئك كان عنه مسؤولا
[Al-Isra 17:36]
. What reaches a person is either through hearing, or through sight, or through conjecture, which is the heart. You are accountable for all of this
Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned. إن السمع والبصر والفؤاد كل أولئك كان عنه مسؤولا
[Al-Isra 17:36]
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And in this fitnah (trial), we hear a lot without knowing, so it is not permissible for a person to speak except with knowledge, with knowledge that clears his conscience before Allah when he meets Him on the Day of Resurrection, because Allah says:
Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned. إن السمع والبصر والفؤاد كل أولئك كان عنه مسؤولا
[Al-Isra 17:36]
. Be careful, do not speak except with knowledge. Even if you heard it from someone whose report is questionable, or from someone whose report is rejected due to the strength of the accusation that necessitates rejecting his report, do not speak. Do not say anything except with knowledge. Likewise, do not judge except with justice. As for acting on conjecture and acting unjustly, that is forbidden for you. Allah the Exalted said:
Indeed, Allah orders justice and good conduct and giving to relatives إن الله يأمر بالعدل والإحسان وإيتاء ذي القربى
[An-Nahl 16:90]
to the end of the verse. And He said:
And when you testify, be just وإذا قلتم فاعدلوا
[Al-An'am 6:152]
Hey, people, people. I hate him with religious hatred for the sake of Allah; I draw near to Allah by hating him and opposing him. So is it permissible for me to speak about him without justice? There is no god but Allah. I hate him with religious hatred because he is a disbeliever, a disbeliever. So is it permissible for me to say about him without justice? Hey. Masha'Allah, one person says, "Yes." Yes. We ask Allah to open up for us, and He is not among those who open up. Okay. Listen to the verse and let's see
O you who believe! Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be (rich) or (poor) (of) Allah, for Allah has full knowledge (of all) (that you conceal or publish) يا أيها الذين آمنوا كونوا قوامين لله شهداء بالقسط ولا يجرمنكم شنآن قوم أن صدوكم عن المسجد الحرام أن تعتدوا
. What do you say after hearing this verse? Or does it need interpretation?
O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm for Allah, witnesses in justice يا أيها الذين آمنوا كونوا قوامين لله شهداء بالقسط
[Al-Ma'idah 5:8]
What does "with justice" mean? With fairness
and do not let the hatred of a people prevent you from being just ولا يجرمنكم شنآن قوم على أن لا تعدلوا
[Al-Ma'idah 5:8]
.
let not the hatred لا يجرمنكم
Let not your hatred of a people, because they prevented you from entering the Sacred Mosque, lead you to act unjustly. No.
do not let the hatred of a people prevent you from being just لا يجرمنكم شنآن قوم على أن لا تعدلوا
[Al-Ma'idah 5:8]
. I made a mistake in the verse first
and do not let the hatred of a people prevent you from being just ولا يجرمنكم شنآن قوم على أن لا تعدلوا
[Al-Ma'idah 5:8]
meaning, let not your hatred of them lead you to lack of justice.
Be just; that is nearer to righteousness. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what you do. اعدلوا هو أقرب للتقوى واتقوا الله إن الله خبير بما تعملون
[Al-Ma'idah 5:8]
. So what is your answer now? If I hate him with religious hatred, is it permissible for me to say about him without justice? No, because Allah said:
do not let the hatred of a people prevent you from being just. Be just; that is nearer to righteousness لا يجرمنكم شنآن قوم على أن لا تعدلوا اعدلوا هو أقرب للتقوى
[Al-Ma'idah 5:8]
. Okay, so my brothers, it is obligatory that we do not speak except with knowledge, and that we do not say and do not judge except with justice, because this is what Allah commanded us, this is what Allah commanded us. And you hear on the radio things that you testify are lies; you hear on the radio things that you know with certainty are lies, is that not so? Yes, everyone hears on the radio things that we know with certainty, like the sun, are lies.
Source alathar.net

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