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Mufti Menk

Finding Excuses for others!

Mufti Menk

Muslim Central

Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Islam

4.83.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2020

⏱️ 8 minutes

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0:00.0

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0:04.1

Assalamu alaikum. I am just starting this live session again, okay?

0:08.9

Because we were interrupted earlier. The topic was

0:12.9

Finding excuses for someone when they've done something and I was trying to explain that having a good thought of someone when they've done something

0:21.3

That's not criminal is actually an act of worship. It's a duty that you have

0:27.0

You know regarding someone else

0:29.1

For example, and I was giving this example if you see a person

0:34.2

Coming out of a pub for example

0:36.6

The first thought that crosses your mind should not be a dirty one and that's where we a lot of us fail

0:42.6

The first thought we have is dirty filthy

0:45.4

You know, you see someone for example helping a woman or traveling with a woman etc. You don't have to think that they're

0:52.7

In bed, you know, you don't have to think stuff for Allah that they're doing something Haram

0:57.2

But the first line of thinking should be clean thinking and if it doesn't

1:03.6

Concern you you can forget about it and stop at that clean thinking and let it be that's called

1:08.9

Hussanul one you know to have the good perception of someone else

1:12.9

But if for example it concerns you then you can take it deeper

1:16.8

You can actually find out and you can go a little bit deeper until you

1:20.9

You you confirm whether it was actually that good intention or that goodness or it was something deeper

1:27.4

If it doesn't affect you and you happened to see another sign that proved to you beyond any doubt whatsoever

1:34.5

That it was a bad thing then it takes it to that level

1:39.1

But if there is any doubt whatsoever

1:41.7

We're taught that you need to give the person the benefit of that doubt. Remember this you need to give them the benefit of that doubt

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