Immunity from mistrust is the requisite of a safe community

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Sources of suspicion and pessimism Who is notorious for debauchery and why slandering about him is permitted?

For making a safe community, first of all security is required, because without security, freedom is not possible, and in this case, mental, corporeal, material and spiritual capitals are not activated, as capitals always take refuge to secure points and escape unsafe environments!

However, the limits of security are not restricted to life and property, and more important than them is security in view of reputation and protection of individuals' social personality.

On the other hand, another security is needed for completion of above triple securities that unfortunately, material rules are not able to provide it, that is, mental security as the most important one in some aspects!

Mental security has two parts:

1- Security of everybody in his own mind setting, and in other words mental tranquility: that is to say in mental and spiritual view, a man is in a position that disturbing forces do not press upon him from each side, and he is not supposed to rush of various disturbing thoughts and serious mental storms. Rather, he may have a tranquil spirit free from any anxiety, discomfort and confusion.

2- Security in view of judgements of others: that is to say others do not lay rush of their thoughts as well as bad and inappropriate judgements on a man in their own mind's setting, and one's respect and reputation is preserved even in the setting of others' mind. Of course, discussion about each of these securities needs long talks. Herein, we only want to discuss about the latter type that is security in view of judgements of others.

It goes without saying that what is possible to provide in view of rules and materialist governments, with connivance of their other faults, is security in life, financial and somehow social reputation respects (of course as far as it is possible to assess the effects of its damage in view of materialistic and legal rules).

But, mental security in both parts, specially being safe from bad judgements of others is only possible through divine doctrines and heavenly religions, as we know the areas of heart and mind are out of access of such rules and executive forces generally having a material aspect, and lacking the least impression on these parts. Only religious beliefs and ethical principles, particularly in Islam, containing extensive and considerable instructions for achieving this objective, as one of its great privileges, can penetrate into these areas and make it safe. Quran explicitly instructs the believers:

یا اَیُّهَا الَّذِینَ آمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوا کَثِیراً مِنَ الظَّنِّ اِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ اِثْمٌ).

O believers, eschew much suspicion, some suspicion is a sin.(1)

The phrase much suspicion may indicate that a major part or most of the suspicions of people about each other are evil ones, and thereby Quran warns people about the great risk threatening their security in the minds of others, and has introduced it as a general affection site.

However, the phrase some suspicion is a sin, considering its previous phrase, may indicate that suspicions of people about each other may be partly based on the reality, but surely a part of them is against reality, as a sin and disobedience. Thus, intellect orders to avoid all types of suspicion for not being affected to this part.

In the Islamic traditions too, it is so emphasized on avoidance from suspicion on the believers that we read in a tradition from Prophet S.A.:

«اِنَّ اللهَ حَرَّمَ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِ دَمَهُ وَ مالَهُ وَ عِرْضَهُ وَ اَنْ یُظَنَّ بِهِ ظَنَّ السُّوءِ».

God has forbidden blood, wealth, reputation and suspicion about a Moslem.(2)

This tradition is particularly noteworthy since it has placed security in four aspects (financial, life, reputation, and mental) besides each other, and has forbidden all of them in a single phrase.


1- The Chambers sura (49), verse 12
2- Feise Kashani, Mohajjatol Beisae, 268/5

 

 

 

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