Is it permissible to disseminate news of wars and aggressions against Muslims without verifying its authenticity or source, knowing that these events are occurring and exist? And is it permissible to publish everything that reaches me regarding such news, despite my inability to verify the authenticity of its source and information?
A person is commanded to verify and ascertain, and not to transmit everything they hear until its authenticity is confirmed, as Allah Almighty says: "O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with information, investigate, lest you harm a people out of ignorance and become, over what you have done, regretful," and as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "It is enough a lie for a man to narrate everything he hears." So, whoever narrates everything he hears without verification is prone to lying. Therefore, a person should only disseminate what they have verified as authentic from reliable sources.
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