Question
What is the reference and Arabic text of this narration?
Ibn Manazil (rahimahullah) said: “A believer seeks excuses for his brother while a hypocrite seeks mistakes.”
Answer
Imam Bayhaqi (rahimahullah) has recorded this statement of ‘Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Manazil, an ascetic. [Demise: 331 A.H.]
(Shu’abul Iman: 10683)
Arabic text
المؤمن يطلب معاذير إخوانه والمنافق يطلب عثرات إخوانه
See other narrations of this nature here and here.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar