Allah says in Quran:
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِن جَآءَكُمۡ فَاسِقُۢ بِنَبَإٖ فَتَبَيَّنُوٓاْ أَن تُصِيبُواْ قَوۡمَۢا بِجَهَٰلَةٖ فَتُصۡبِحُواْ عَلَىٰ مَا فَعَلۡتُمۡ نَٰدِمِينَ
O you who believe! If a rebellious evil person comes to you with a news, verify it, lest you should harm people in ignorance, and afterwards you become regretful to what you have done.
Al-Hujuraat: Ayah 6
- Making up rumours and lying about others is one of the greatest sins that can occur within a society and sometimes can even place the lives of others in danger.
- This act can also result in one’s honour and dignity being stripped from one – thus paralyzing one’s life within a society. How many times has information that has absolutely no foundation, ignited the flames of war between two people resulting in a great loss and injury to both sides?
- In order to prevent such a great injustice from occurring, Islam has commanded the Muslims not to pay attention to just any piece of news or information that comes to them and not to accept just anything that anyone says to them.