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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (390) | Verification is based on the news of the immoral person without trust
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A Summary of the Concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah
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Verification is required specifically for the report of an impious person, not that of a trustworthy one.
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The statement of Allah Almighty:
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“O ye who believe! If an evil-liver bring you tidings, verify it, lest ye smite some folk in ignorance and afterward repent of what ye did.” (49:6)
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“O ye who believe! If an evil-liver bring you tidings, verify it, lest ye smite some folk in ignorance and afterward repent of what ye did.” (49:6)
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By implies opposite concept (mafhum al-mukhalafah) that the report of a righteous person is accepted and not called into doubt,
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and that the baseline principle is the assumption of trust among the community of believers.
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As for the impious person, he is an exception to this baseline principle;
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thus, it is obligatory to verify his report as a precaution against any harm he might cause if he were lying.
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A Summary of the Concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah
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Ahl al-Sunnah