Ibn Sirin on Honor: Evil to only mention bad about your brother

Al-Rabia’ reported: Ibn Sirin, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “It is an act of wrong against your brother that you mention what you know is evil about him, while you are silent upon his good.”

Source: Ṣifat al-Ṣafwah 2/145

عن الربيع عن ابن سيرين قال رحمه الله ظلم لأخيك أن تذكر منه أسوأ ما تعلم وتكتم خيره

2/145 صفة الصفوة

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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