Al-Nawawī clarifies that kadhib may denote reporting contrary to reality even without deliberate intent; deliberate culpability is a further matter. Indiscriminately relaying incorrect information and intentionally inventing a Prophetic attribution are not identical offenses.
“I merely heard it” does not remove responsibility for circulating it. Assessment of the source, the exact attribution and the context of communication remain distinct obligations.
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The Prohibition on Relating Everything Heard: Verification, Selection and Audience
Al-Nawawī clarifies that kadhib may denote reporting contrary to reality even without deliberate intent; deliberate culpability is a further matter. Indiscriminately relaying incorrect information and intentionally inventing a Prophetic attribution are not identical offenses.
“I merely heard it” does not remove responsibility for circulating it. Assessment of the source, the exact attribution and the context of communication remain distinct obligations.