The Meaning of Rumor and the Transmission of Speech, and Their Rulings
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Question:
Is transmission like rumor?
Answer:
Transmission of speech: So-and-so said this, and so-and-so said that; the broadcast said this, and the broadcast said that. This is transmission.
Q: And what is rumor?
The Shaykh: Transmission multiplies rumor; it multiplies the talk.
Q: Transmitting the words of a person in whom one has trust: Is it permissible to narrate them?
The Shaykh: If there is benefit in it, otherwise silence is better.
Is transmission like rumor?
Answer:
Transmission of speech: So-and-so said this, and so-and-so said that; the broadcast said this, and the broadcast said that. This is transmission.
Q: And what is rumor?
The Shaykh: Transmission multiplies rumor; it multiplies the talk.
Q: Transmitting the words of a person in whom one has trust: Is it permissible to narrate them?
The Shaykh: If there is benefit in it, otherwise silence is better.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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