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] |