{"id":15951,"date":"2019-01-25T14:04:59","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T10:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roshd.com\/morals-of-criticism\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T09:59:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T06:29:41","slug":"morals-of-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roshd.com\/en\/morals-of-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Morals of Criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15951\" class=\"elementor elementor-15951 elementor-1679\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45fbda2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45fbda2e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f61545a\" data-id=\"4f61545a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-400dba55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"400dba55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Perhaps we all have experienced the situation where we meant to convey a correct criticism with good intentions to a friend, but it has unintentionally leaded to displeasure and annoyance. Have we ever thought about the best way to increase the\u00a0<strong>effectiveness<\/strong>\u00a0of criticism?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In general, when a person makes a moral criticism, two targets could be sought: 1) the\u00a0<strong>action<\/strong>\u00a0which the criticizer finds incorrect, 2) the\u00a0<strong>person<\/strong>\u00a0who has performed the incorrect action. What is painful and burdensome about criticism, and can lead to anger, grudge, and animosity is the damage that hurts one\u2019s pride. Although that person might argue about his action and bring proofs for its correctness, in reality, he is defending \u201chimself\u201d, and is attempting to save his esteem and personality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Therefore, to assure that a criticism does not hurt one\u2019s pride or make him react, the criticizer has to set the\u00a0<strong>incorrect action<\/strong>\u00a0as the main target of his criticism rather than its performer. If so, the criticism would be constructive, and desirable consequences would follow. The traditions of Imam Hassan (PBUH) bear a good example of such criticism:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">One day, Imam Hassan (PBUH) and Imam Hussain (PBUH) passed an old man who was performing\u00a0<em>Wudu<\/em>\u00a0(ablutions); but not in the right way. Instead of criticizing his\u00a0<em>Wudu<\/em>, they pretended to be in a debate about their own performance of\u00a0<em>Wudu.\u00a0<\/em>Hence, they said to the old man,\u201dWe will perform\u00a0<em>Wudu<\/em>; you be the judge, and decide who performs it correctly. Then, they performed\u00a0<em>Wudu<\/em>\u00a0and asked about its correctness from the old man. The old man, who had realized their intention, said, \u201dYou both performed\u00a0<em>Wudu\u00a0<\/em>well. It was me who did not know how to perform\u00a0<em>Wudu\u00a0<\/em>correctly. Now, I have learned how to do so from you. I have repented by you, and been bestowed by the mercy you have upon the nation of your grandfather\u201d<sup>\u00a0<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><sup>. <\/sup><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Imam Hassan (PBUH) and Imam Hussain (PBUH) neither criticized the man old man, nor reproached him for his ignorance of the ruling of Islam. Moreover, they did not refer to his way of performing\u00a0<em>Wudu<\/em>, nor did they call his action void. Rather, they performed\u00a0<em>Wudu\u00a0<\/em>themselves and taught the man its correct way indirectly. The result of this polite and wise criticism was that the old man confessed to his mistake explicitly, learned how to perform\u00a0<em>Wudu\u00a0<\/em>correctly, and thanked them with kindness and pleasure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Indeed, having good morals is the best way of criticism and education. It is so important that according to Imam Hassan\u00a0(PBUH),\u201d\u00a0<strong>The best of the best is having good morals<\/strong>\u201d<a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a><sup>\u00a0<\/sup><sup>.<\/sup><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">How cautious are we towards the details the Ahl al-Bayt\u00a0(PBUT)\u00a0have taught us in criticizing our brothers in faith? Are we helping others progress and get educated through good morals and leniency?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>(The above is a selection taken from \u201c<em>Morality in Regards with Coexistence and Humane Values<\/em>\u201d, by Hujjat al-Islam Muhammad Taqi Falsafi (with some changes))<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><u>Footnotes:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> Manaaqib, vol. 3, p. 400; Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 43, p. 319<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">[2]<\/a> Khisaal, vol. 1, p. 29, Hadith 102; Mustadrak al-Wassa\u2019il, vol. 8, p. 443, Hadith 0041; Kanz al-Ummal, vol. 3, p. 5, Hadith 5152)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This story illustrates how Imam Hassan (PBUH) taught the art of respectful, effective criticism. 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