10. THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING SPEECH
A wise person must not discuss the traits of another person in private, unless that person practices this bad trait openly. He must also wait and see people’s reaction to this trait before discussing such a trait.
It happened before that a person mentioned the Sultan negatively in the company of a person whom he had trusted, but then news reached the Sultan.
It is also important for one to conceal his Madhhab, because revealing it only brings animosity.
When Al-Sharif Abu Ja’far openly opposed al-Ashairah, Al-Muqtadl put him in jail until he died.
The leader only cares about maintaining calm among the people, and not adhering to a Madhhab.
(Source: al-Hafiz Abu’l-Faraj ibn al-jawzl [d. 597AH] “CAPTURED THOUGHTS being” a translation of his masterpiece ‘Sayd al-K hatir)
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