The Style of Conversation: Its Effect on the Power of Speaking
Have you ever come into contact with someone who kept pushing something at you or who didn’t seem to care about what you had to say or how you felt? What sort of reaction did you have?
Based on his knowledge of human nature which is subject to ignorance, negligence, shortcomings, whims, desires and forgetfulness, how should one deal with those making mistakes?
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “He who believes in Allah and the Last Day must either speak good or remain silent.” (Muslim)
We have to make a distinction between one who errs out of ignorance and one who errs despite his knowledge.
We need to make a distinction between mistakes stemming from an honest effort to find out what is right (ijtihad), and mistakes done deliberately, out of negligence or because of shortcomings.