لَنْ يَصْدُقَ الْخَبَرُ حَتَّى يَتَحَقَّقَ الْعِيَانُ
Reports will never be accepted as true until [they are] verified by the eyes
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
لَيْسَ الْعِيَانُ كَالْخَبَرِ
Seeing something [yourself] is not the same as being informed about it
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
لَا تُخْبِرْ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِ عِلْماً
Do not relate that which you have no knowledge about
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
لَا تُحَدِّثِ النَّاسَ بِكُلِّ مَا تَسْمَعُ فَكَفَى بِذَلِكَ خُرْقاً [حُمْقاً]
Do not relate to the people all that you hear, for this suffices as silliness (or foolishness)
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
لَا تَقُلْ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُ فَتُتَّهَمَ بِإِخْبَارِكَ بِمَا تَعْلَمُ
Do not say that which you do not know, thereby making others suspicious of your statements about what you do know
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
لَا تُخْبِرَنَّ إِلَّا عَنْ ثِقَةٍ فَتَكُونَ كَذَّاباً وَإِنْ أَخْبَرْتَ عَنْ غَيْرِهِ فَإِنَّ الْكَذِبَ مَهَانَةٌ وَذُلٌّ
Never transmit information except from a reliable person otherwise you will become a liar, and if you transmit from other than him then surely telling lies is [a cause of] disgrace and dishonour
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
لَا خَيْرَ فِي الْمَنْظَرِ إِلَّا مَعَ حُسْنِ الْمَخْبَرِ
There is no good in that which is viewed except when accompanied with a good source of information [or good elocution]
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم