Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (712) | The difference between advice and reprimand
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The distinction between sincere counsel and public reprimand.
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Sincere counsel is an act of benevolence toward the recipient, rooted in mercy and compassion for them.
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It is intended solely for the sake of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic.
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Therefore, it must be offered privately and with gentleness.
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As for the one who reprimands the person he is advising and exposes them in public,
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he is, by doing so, demeaning them.
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This is a form of shaming, not sincere counsel.
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It is an insult, not an act of honor.
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It is an exposure, rather than a concealment of faults.
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The underlying motive for this may be the advisor’s desire to vindicate himself against someone he harbors enmity toward.
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He cloaks this behavior in the guise of sincere counsel and religious devotion.
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A sign of this is that if one of his own loved ones were to commit the same act for which he claims to be offering counsel to another,
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he would not offer such counsel.
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Instead, he would seek excuses for them, rather than exposing and shaming them.
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The obligation of private counsel does not apply to one who openly declares his immorality and calls others to it.
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Such a person should be rebuked publicly,
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in compliance with the command to rectify evil.