Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1424

جامع الترمذي#1424Da'if

Narrated 'Aishah: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): "Avert the legal penalties from the Muslims as much as possible, if he has a way out then leave him to his way, for if the Imam makes a mistake in forgiving it would be better than making mistake in punishment

Scholarly Authentication

We show the most cautious grade (weakest-wins) as the overall label. Individual scholars graded it as follows:

Ahmad Muhammad ShakirDaif

Al-AlbaniDaif

Bashar Awad MaaroufDaif

In-book reference: 17:2

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