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السيوطي:٢٥١٠٩a –

"لا تُفتِّشُوا النَّاسَ فَتُفْسِدُوهُمْ".  

[طب] الطبرانى في الكبير عن معاوية

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tabarani:16813 – Ibrāhīm b. Muḥammad b. ʿIrq al-Ḥimṣī > Muḥammad b. Muṣaffá > Baqiyyah > Bishr b. Jabalah > Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Abū al-Dardāʾ > Kalimah Nafaʿ Allāh Bihā Muʿāwiyah

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Do not investigate people, as you may cause corruption among them."  

الطبراني:١٦٨١٣ – حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِرْقٍ الْحِمْصِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُصَفًّى ثنا بَقِيَّةُ ثنا بِشْرُ بْنُ جَبَلَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّ أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ قَالَ كَلِمَةً نَفَعَ اللهُ بِهَا مُعَاوِيَةَ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَا تُفَتِّشُوا النَّاسَ فَتُفْسِدُوهُمْ»