Salam Ayman1,
I believe there is a misunderstanding here. My original statement was “Being that I shouldn't just trust anything someone says...I'd like to ask if the Quran has anything similar to this? Or what might the Quran say about this?”. Now, there are many times, even on this website were it is said that people should always verify what is being said. So, what’s the difference. In addition, I asked what the Quran says about it.
Then you provided a verse that stated “The verse answers the question: Are Muslims allowed to deal normally with non-Muslims?” Not sure why you thought this was the question when this was not at all what I asked. In addition, I’ve been Muslim for a couple of days now. That is why I started saying Salam instead of my usual ‘Hello’.
Now as for calling my statement cynical…maybe you should not have assumed but, instead clarified were I was coming from in order to avoid misinterpretations.
Also, you provided the ‘Islamic law is the principle of original innocence (Al-Baraa'a Al-Asliyya)’. Where did I say that at first I didn’t trust the person. In fact, this is a real situation and in fact I trusted the person first and then caught them in a few lies. So, please if you are not sure what I’m saying…please ask me and I’ll be happy to verify.
So my question was about trusting…how to know? This was my attempt to try and avoid being hurt. I caught the person in lies but, still wanted to trust them even though it was obvious. I wanted guidance on the situation. Sorry, if I caused you any confusion or if you took any of my words as offensive. Hope this helps to clarify the situation.
Regards