Suspecting of information brought by a deviator

A deviator has gone astray from the path of Allah and chosen a life based on rebellion against the morals of the Qur’an. One cannot expect a rebel against Allah’s religion to observe the limits of justice, righteousness, honesty or reliability, for such people have no fear of Allah, envy believers, are eager to cause them to deviate, and foolishly take pleasure from bringing harm to them or making them unhappy. But it is of course impossible for them to achieve that objective. Because no matter what they do, no matter what traps they set for believers, in their own eyes, Allah will overturn these snares and everything will turn out for the best for believers.

This being the case, the accuracy of information reported by such people should be thoroughly scrutinized. As Allah reveals in the Qur’an:

You who believe! If a deviator brings you a report, scrutinize it carefully in case you attack people in ignorance and so come to greatly regret what you have done. (Surat al-Hujurat; 6)

Making a decision without investigating the accuracy of information according to the commands inscribed in the Qur’an would be ignorant behavior. In another verse, Allah states:

Do not pursue what you have no knowledge of. Hearing, sight and hearts will all be questioned. (Surat al-Isra’; 36)

STATEMENTS BY MR. ADNAN OKTAR REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT BELIEVING IN THE REPORTS BROUGHT BY DEVIATORS

“They Believe in Slanders Made against Muslims without Checking Them out”

“Believing in the slanders of the atheist masons, communist slanders or the slanders of the alleged Ergenekon organization will render a Muslim responsible in the Hereafter. Look, Almighty Allah says "if a deviator "that is someone who doesn't to abide by a provision of the Qur'an, someone who doesn't act according to the Qur'an, "brings you a report," I seek refuge with Allah from the satan "scrutinize it carefully". Investigate it, that is see it with your eyes, hear it with your ears, or else do not believe in it. But that is not how it happens now. Nowadays, a report about a Muslim appears in a atheist masonic publication and people say, "Well, well, well, look what's going on." They sit at home with their legs crossed, sipping their coffee, taking no risks and striving not at all, generally living the good life, minding their own business, looking out for their children and enjoying the fact everything is fine in the worldly sense. On the other hand you have people, who spend all of what they have on Allah's path, who have withdrawn from all the social aspects of life, and who have entered every kind of danger, and who are therefore exposed to slander, oppression and mistreatment. Yet they still are subjected to those men sitting comfortably at home, still believing what they learn from the masons' newspapers. And on top of all, he is left in a position to defend himself. Those people who do no preaching and do not spread the religion then pass judgment on him. So that Muslim person halts his preaching the word and strives to correct what they have been commenting about him. Whereas, those slackers should at least be saying is, "my friend, let me perform a religious observance, let me check the veracity of reports from a deviator, and do not believe. Let me believe in what I see it with my own eyes and hear it with my own ears." But they don't. So what happens when they don't do this? The merit that Muslim earns, is increased from 10 to a million. Such people are the reasons why others earn merit. That is the wisdom behind their Creation. If that person who believed reports from dubious sources did not exist, the Muslim would earn very little merit. These are people who enhance Muslims' merit, and are thus created with great wisdom, to be auspicious. I am saying this so people know the true facts, so they realize their responsibilities in the Hereafter. Otherwise, these people are useful from that respect.” (From Mr. Adnan Oktar's interview on Adiyaman Asu and Kral Karadeniz TV on January 25, 2010)