Character
Hadith 11 of 42
Title
Leave what causes doubt
Arabic
دَعْ مَا يَرِيبُكَ إِلَى مَا لَا يَرِيبُكَ.
Translation
Leave what causes you doubt for what does not cause you doubt.
Narrator
al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī
Source
Tirmidhī 2518
Commentary
The shortest possible rule for navigating grey zones: when the heart is uneasy, walk the other way. The Prophet ﷺ made the Muslim's conscience a reliable compass — if doubt persists, that is already a signal.