Insfecting People's Law
Islamhassurrounded thesocialunitywith aprotectivefencebyfor-
bidding any matter that may split it. Thence, Islam has forbidden in-
spectingpeople’sflawsandbroadcastingtheirdefects,sincethesemat-
ters cause disparity and arouse abhorrence among Muslims.The holy
Quran warns against such matters. God says:
Surely,asforthosewholovethatscandalshouldcirculaterespecting
thosewhobelieve,theyshallhaveagrievouschastisementinthisworld
and the hereafter.
The Prophet(s) said,“O,youwho Islamized bytongues,not hearts!
Donotinspectpeople’sflaws.Forthosewhoinspectpeople’sflaws,God
willinspect theirown. Godwill surely unmaskthem.” “Charityis the
mostprecedentactinrewarding.Aggressionisthemostprecedentactin
punishment.Itisthebiggestshametoinspectpeople’sflawsandforget
yourown,andimputedishonortopeopleforanactionyoucannotgive
up,andharmtheassociatewithuninterestedmatters.”Imamal-Baqir(a)
said,“The nearest degreeto atheismis accompanyingsomeone,in the
name of the religion, for inspecting the faults to dishonor thereafter.”