24. KEEP THE SECRET
In this book, I repeatedly made reference to the order of keeping the secret and warned against talking freely [about whatsoever] in the presence of people.
This is because a person may speak against a person, be it a friend or a ruler, in front of a person he assumes to be his friend and act as if he does not care; and as a result of which it becomes the reason for his destruction.
That said, I advise the one whose heart is pure towards other people not to assume all people are good and to be careful from people. Beware of mentioning in front of them anything against anyone, and not to be fooled with those who pretend to be religious or friendly because evil has prevailed.
(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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