التّحذيرُ مِن سوءِ الظَّنِّ Caution against Entertaining Low or Suspicious Opinions

10ـ رسولُ اللهِ‏ِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): إيّاكُم والظَّنَّ؛ فإنَّ الظَّنَّ أكذَبُ الكَذِبِ .

10– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Beware of suspicion for verily suspicion is the worst of all lies.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 195, no. 8]
 

11ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): إذا ظَنَنتُم فلا تُحَقِّقُوا، وإذا حَسَدتُم فلا تَبغُوا، وإذا تَطَيَّرتُم فَامضُوا .

11– 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.’[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 7585]
 

12ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنّ البُخلَ والجُبنَ والحِرصَ غَرائزُ شَتّى يَجمَعُها سُوءُ الظَّنِّ بِاللّه‏ِ .

12– Imam Ali (AS) wrote in his letter to al-Ashtar when he appointed him governor of Egypt, ‘Verily miserliness, cowardice and greed are all evil impulses brought together by entertaining a low opinion of Allah.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 53]
 

13ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا إيمانَ مَع سُوءِ الظَّنِّ .

13– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘There is no room for faith with suspicion.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 10534]
 

14ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): سُوءُ الظَّنِّ يُفسِدُ الاُمورَ ويَبعَثُ على الشُّرورِ .

14– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Suspicion corrupts matters and gives rise to evils.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5575]
 

15ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إيّاكَ أن تُسِيءَ الظَّنَّ؛ فإنّ سُوءَ الظَّنِّ يُفسِدُ العِبادَةَ .

15– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Beware of entertaining suspicious thoughts for verily suspicion corrupts worship.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2709]
 

16ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الشِّرِّيرُ لا يَظُنُّ بِأحَدٍ خَيرا؛ لأنّهُ لا يَراهُ إلّا بِطَبعِ نَفسِهِ.

16– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The evil person cannot think well of anybody because he can only see people as he himself is predisposed.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1903]