1210 - مَوارِدُ جَوازِ سوءِ الظَّنِ‏

1210. INSTANCES WHEN SUSPICION IS ALLOWED

3923.رسولُ‏اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: اِحتَرِسُوا مِنَ النَّاسِ بسُوءِ الظَّنِّ .¹

3923.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Guard yourselves against people with suspicion.’²

3924.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إذا استَولَى الصَّلاحُ على الزَّمانِ وأهلِهِ ثُمّ أساءَ رَجُلٌ الظَّنَّ برَجُلٍ لَم تَظهَرْ مِنهُ حَوبَةٌ فقد ظَلَمَ، وإذا استَولى‏ الفَسادُ على الزَّمانِ وأهلِهِ فَأحسَنَ رَجُلٌ الظَّنَّ برجُلٍ فَقَد غَرَّرَ .³

3924.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘At a time when good prevails over an era and among its people, if a man suspects another person who has never been seen committing an offence, then he has indeed wronged him. And when corruption prevails over an era and among its people, if a man assumes the best about somebody, then he has indeed deceived himself.’⁴

3925.الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : إذا كانَ الجَورُ أغلَبَ مِنَ الحَقِّ لَم يَحِلَّ لأحَدٍ أن يَظُنَّ بأحَدٍ خَيراً حتّى يَعرِفَ ذلكَ مِنهُ .⁵

3925.Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, ‘At a time when injustice is more prevalent than good, it is not permitted for anyone to entertain good opinions about another unless he knows him to be such.’⁶