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Allah the Almighty says:
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“O ye who believe! Shun much suspicion; for lo! some suspicion is a crime. And spy not, neither backbite one another. Would one of you love to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Ye abhor that (so abhor the other)! And keep your duty (to Allah). Lo! Allah is Relenting, Merciful.” (49:12)
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On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him,
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that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
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"Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the most untruthful of speech."
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This is a hadith agreed upon by the scholars.
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Imam al-Nawawi, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
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"Thinking ill of others is forbidden, just as speaking ill of them is."
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Just as it is forbidden to speak to others about a person's faults,
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it is likewise forbidden to speak to yourself about them and harbor ill thoughts toward that person.
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It is narrated from Abu Qilabah that he said:
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"If something reaches you about your brother that you dislike,
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then seek an excuse for him.
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If you cannot find an excuse for him, then say:
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'Perhaps he has an excuse that I do not know of.'"