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ears but you still have a bad assumption about him, you should know that it is Satan who has caused this thought in your heart. You should reject it because it is the biggest act of transgression.’
He further stated: ‘Even if the smell of alcohol is coming from the mouth of a person, it is impermissible to impose the Shari’ah-declared punishment on him [only for this reason] because he may have spit it out immediately after he had taken a sip of alcohol; or someone may have forced him into drinking it. When all of these possibilities exist, then it is not permissible to associate the evil deed with any Muslim, and to have a bad assumption about him just on the basis of one’s thoughts (without any Shar’i proof).’
(Ihya-ul-‘Uloom-id-Deen, vol. 3, pp. 186)
A respectable Taabi’i, Sayyiduna Sa’eed Bin Musayyab رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ states: ‘Some of the blessed companions whom I hold dear like my brothers gave me a piece of advice in writing mentioning that I should think positive about the deed of the Muslim brother unless there is any strong evidence against him. Do not have a bad assumption about his utterances as long as you can think positive about it. However, if anyone indulges in such an act that causes him to be blamed, he should not criticise anyone except himself.’ (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 6, pp. 323, Hadees 8345)
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