1209 - ضَرورَةُ التَّجَنُّبِ عَمّا يُوجِبُ سُوءَ الظَّنِ‏

1209. THE NECESSITY OF AVOIDING THAT WHICH INCITES SUSPICIOUS THOUGHTS

3918.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن وَقَّفَ نفسَهُ مَوقِفَ التُّهَمَةِ فلا يَلُومَنَّ مَن أساءَ بهِ الظَّنَّ .¹

3918.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who stands in a suspect place cannot blame anyone for thinking suspiciously of him.’²

3919.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن دَخَلَ مَداخِلَ السَّوءِ اتُّهِمَ، مَن عَرَّضَ نَفسَهُ للتُّهَمَةِ فلا يَلُومَنَّ مَن أساءَ بهِ الظَّنَّ .³

3919.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The one who enters bad places naturally stands to be accused, and the one who exposes himself to accusation cannot blame anyone for thinking suspiciously of him.’⁴

3920.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مُجالَسَةُ الأشرارِ تُورِثُ سُوءَ الظَّنِّ بِالأخيارِ .⁵

3920.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Sitting in the company of bad people engenders suspicious thoughts about good people.’⁶

3921.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أسوَأُ النَّاسِ حالاً مَن لَم يَثِقْ بَأحَدٍ لِسُوءِ ظَنِّهِ، ولَم يَثِقْ بهِ أحَدٌ لِسُوءِ فِعلِهِ .⁷

3921.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The person in the worst state is the one who does not trust anybody because of his suspiciousness, and who is not trusted by anybody because of his evil actions.’⁸

3922.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن لَم يَحسُنْ ظَنُّهُ استَوحَشَ مِن كُلِّ أحَدٍ .⁹

3922.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The one who does not think well of people will remain alienated from everybody.’¹⁰

1208 - التّحذيرُ مِن سوءِ الظَّنِ‏

1208. CAUTION AGAINST ENTERTAINING LOW OR SUSPICIOUS OPINIONS

(يا أَيُّها الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوا كَثِيراً مِنَ الظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ إِثْمٌ) .¹

“O you who have faith! Avoid much suspicion. Indeed some suspicions are sins.”²

3911.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إيّاكُم والظَّنَّ؛ فإنَّ الظَّنَّ أكذَبُ الكَذِبِ .³

3911.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Beware of suspicion for verily suspicion is the worst of all lies.’⁴

3912.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إذا ظَنَنتُم فلا تُحَقِّقُوا، وإذا حَسَدتُم فلا تَبغُوا، وإذا تَطَيَّرتُم فَامضُوا .⁵

3912.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘If you have assumed the worst [about someone or something], then do not seek to make it true. And if you are jealous [of someone or something] then do not covet them, and if you draw an evil omen from something, ignore it and walk away.’⁶

3913.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنّ البُخلَ والجُبنَ والحِرصَ غَرائزُ شَتّى‏ يَجمَعُها سُوءُ الظَّنِّ بِاللَّهِ .⁷

3913.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily miserliness, cowardice and greed are all evil impulses caused by entertaining a low opinion of Allah.’⁸

3914.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا إيمانَ مَع سُوءِ الظَّنِّ .⁹

3914.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘There is no room for faith with suspicion.’¹⁰

3915.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : سُوءُ الظَّنِّ يُفسِدُ الاُمورَ ويَبعَثُ على الشُّرورِ .¹¹

3915.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Suspicion corrupts matters and gives rise to evils.’¹²

3916.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إيّاكَ أن تُسِي‏ءَ الظَّنَّ؛ فإنّ سُوءَ الظَّنِّ يُفسِدُ العِبادَةَ .¹³

3916.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Beware of entertaining suspicious thoughts for verily suspicion corrupts worship.’¹⁴

3917.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الشِّرِّيرُ لا يَظُنُّ بِأحَدٍ خَيراً؛ لأنّهُ لا يَراهُ إلّا بِطَبعِ نَفسِهِ .¹⁵

3917.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The evil person cannot think well of anybody because he can only see people as he himself is predisposed.’¹⁶