The benefits of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And he who brings the truth and believes in it, those are the righteous.”
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It is derived from this noble verse that praise is given to the one who speaks the truth, and truthfulness is obligatory while lying is forbidden. One might say that lying is among the major sins, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) classified it as one of the signs of hypocrisy, and the hypocrite is not among the believers. So if someone were to say that lying is among the major sins, his statement would not be far off.
Among the benefits of this noble verse is the praise of the one who believes in the truthfulness of the one whose proof of truthfulness has been established, and who affirms the truth. As for the one who does not affirm what he doubts, there is no blame on him. The reports that reach a person are divided into three categories:
The first is that which the evidence indicates to be true, and this is affirmed.
The second is that which the evidence indicates to be false, either because its transmitter is known for lying, or because its occurrence is impossible, or something similar to that. This is denied, and there is no blame on the one who denies it.
The third is: hmm?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : That which may be true and may be false. In this case, one suspends judgment; it is not rejected because there is no evidence for its rejection, and it is not accepted because there is no evidence for its acceptance. The evidence for this category is the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Hujurat 49:6] Therefore, in the verse preceding this one, He said: and here He said: [Az-Zumar 39:33] So He criticized the former and praised the latter.
Among the benefits of this noble verse is that truthfulness is part of righteousness, and believing in the truthfulness of the one whose proof of truthfulness has been established is also part of righteousness, as He said:.
Among its benefits regarding the principles of jurisprudence for the legal ruling is that the relative clause is among the expressions of?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : It is among the expressions of generality, as He said:[Az-Zumar 39:33].
Among the benefits of this noble verse is the praise of the one who believes in the truthfulness of the one whose proof of truthfulness has been established, and who affirms the truth. As for the one who does not affirm what he doubts, there is no blame on him. The reports that reach a person are divided into three categories:
The first is that which the evidence indicates to be true, and this is affirmed.
The second is that which the evidence indicates to be false, either because its transmitter is known for lying, or because its occurrence is impossible, or something similar to that. This is denied, and there is no blame on the one who denies it.
The third is: hmm?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : That which may be true and may be false. In this case, one suspends judgment; it is not rejected because there is no evidence for its rejection, and it is not accepted because there is no evidence for its acceptance. The evidence for this category is the saying of Allah the Exalted:
O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with information, investigate, lest you harm a people out of ignorance and become, over what you have done, regretful.
يَا أيها الذين آمنوا غن جاءكم فاسق بنبإ فتبينوا أن تصيبوا قوما بجهالة فتصبحوا على ما فعلتم نادمينAnd he denied the truth.
ووكذب بالصدقAnd the one who has brought the truth and [they who] believed in it
والذي جاء بالصدق وصدق بهAmong the benefits of this noble verse is that truthfulness is part of righteousness, and believing in the truthfulness of the one whose proof of truthfulness has been established is also part of righteousness, as He said:
Those are the righteous
أولئك هم المتقونAmong its benefits regarding the principles of jurisprudence for the legal ruling is that the relative clause is among the expressions of?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : It is among the expressions of generality, as He said: