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.