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believer? Aba Abdullah (as) said: “Yes, anytime you talk about his cannot even see in his own self, or complained. Gabriel (as) came he harm the person sitting with him down to Prophet (sawas) and said secret or his business.” by mentioning that which is none of the angels cannot bear what this his business.” man is saying. So Prophet (sawas) Aba Abdullah (as) clarifies the safeguarding, meaning the private or This echoes the words of Jesus (as), said, 'Man stop what you are saying secrets of the believer is haram “If a person busied himself with his because this is disbelief' and the man was very sad because he upon the other believer, it means own faults, he would not have to that his secret be revealed and that worry about the faults of others.” thought he was doing good deeds you talk about him or humiliate him and getting close to Allah, because This is one of the reasons why Allah or try to shame him. he said in the beginning he wanted (swt) and the Imam (as) in this last a method to get close to Allah, as Aba Abdullah (as) said, “Whoever letter he told us not to be like the the Prophet (sawas) told him this accuses his brother believer, faith ignorant arabs like the wahabis, goes out of his heart and dissolves like salt in the water and whoever accuses him in religion there is no sanctity in religion.” Imam Ali ibn abi Talib (as) said, “Leave the matter of your brother at its best until there comes to you because they were famous for these and now he felt sadness. Allah types of things. Aba Abdullah (as) said, “Is a person judged in Islam by what he does in ignorance?” And the Prophet that which you cannot deny.” (sawas) said, “Whoever does something in ignorance is not judged for it.” Imam Ali (as) continues, “.....and do There is a hadith where a man came not think about your brother one bad word, while you can still find a good excuse for him.” to the Prophet (sawas) and said, “Prophet of Allah teach me a dua which I can call Allah to,” and he was one of the ignorant Arabs. The Give your brother advice in private, man said, 'I do not have memory to for whoever has not advised his memorize these long duas, teach brother has betrayed Allah and His me a short Dua.' So he (sawas) messenger. said, “O Allah You are my God and I Abi Jafar (as) said,