Is it considered a sin or a false accusation to report a death toll of (110) for a certain gang, when the actual number is (100), knowing that the intention was not to err, and that sources are subject to both accuracy and inaccuracy?
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A Muslim must seek truthfulness and avoid lying in all that he says and writes, because truthfulness leads to righteousness and Paradise, while lying leads to wickedness and Hellfire. This verification becomes even more crucial when conducting statistics, which require precision and the exact mention of the actual number. As for conjecture based on assumption, it does not permit accusation; rather, it requires seeing and hearing from one who witnessed the event.
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