Ayat 52. [Then Yusuf [PBUH](Joseph) said: "I asked for
this enquiry] in order that he (Al-'Aziz) may know that I betrayed him not in
secret. And, verily! Allah guides not the plot of the betrayers.
Ayat 53. "And I free not myself (from the
blame). Verily, the (human) self is inclined to evil, except when my Lord
bestows His Mercy (upon whom He wills). Verily, my Lord is Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful."
Hazrat Abu Bakrah (May Allah be pleased
with him) reported: Mention of a man was made to the Prophet 
[SAWW](PBUH) and someone praised him whereupon he [SAWW](PBUH) said, "Woe be to you! You have broken the neck of
your friend!'' He [SAWW](PBUH) repeated this several times and added, "If one of
you has to praise his friend at all, he should say: `I reckon him to be such and
such and Allah knows him well', if you think him to be so-and-so, you will be
accountable to Allah because no one can testify the purity of others against
Allah.''
[Al-Bukhari Volume 8, Book 73, Number 087].
Lesson : as
mentioned above in Surah Yusuf Ayat
53. "Verily, the (human) self is inclined to evil, except when
my Lord bestows His Mercy (upon whom He wills)" This Hadith prohibits us from
praising anyone in his face. If at all one has to praise someone, he should say
that "In my opinion he is such and such,'' provided he really thinks as he says.
The reason for this is that it is Allah Alone Who knows him thoroughly and none
can claim to be innocent before Him.
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