Qur'an 49:6 · Surah Al-Hujurat · Medinan
Investigate before you act
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Arabic text
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِن جَآءَكُمۡ فَاسِقُۢ بِنَبَإٖ فَتَبَيَّنُوٓاْ أَن تُصِيبُواْ قَوۡمَۢا بِجَهَٰلَةٖ فَتُصۡبِحُواْ عَلَىٰ مَا فَعَلۡتُمۡ نَٰدِمِينَ6
Translation · Saheeh International
6O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with information, investigate, lest you harm a people out of ignorance and become, over what you have done, regretful
Explanation
Our educational summary. It is not part of the Qur'an and is not a tafsir.
When unreliable people bring news, investigate it, so as not to harm people out of ignorance and then regret it.