إِيَّاكُمْ وَالظَّنَّ فَإِنَّ الظَّنَّ أَكْذَبُ الْحَدِيثِ
Avoid suspicion, for suspicion is the gravest lie in talk
Sahih Muslim 2563a · Source checked
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Source
Sahih Muslim 2563a
Book 45, Hadith 35
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What It Means: Reading in Context
This opening clause belongs to a longer narration that also warns against prying, spying, envy, malice and hostility, and calls for brotherhood. It concerns the treatment of others. Avoiding unfounded suspicion does not require ignoring evidence of harm. This entry comes from Sahih Muslim 2563a. The displayed text is an excerpt, not the complete narration. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.
REFLECTION · EDITORIAL
Before repeating a claim about someone, separate what you know from what you have assumed. Ask for clarification when appropriate and avoid spreading an accusation you cannot support.
This reflection is not Qur’an, hadith or an authoritative tafsir.