Is suspicion Harām?

From al-Malfūdh Sharīf, Pg 290

Question
Is suspicion Harām?

Answer
Certainly Allah Almighty states in the Holy Qur’ān:
َ
‫م‬ ّ ّ ‫ض ٱلظ‬
ٌ ْ ‫ن إ ِث‬ َ ْ‫ن ب َع‬ ّ ّ ‫ن ٱلظ‬
ّ ِ‫ن إ‬ ّ ً ‫جت َن ُِبوا ْ ك َِثيرا‬
َ ‫م‬ ْ ‫مُنوا ْ ٱ‬
َ ‫نآ‬ ِ ّ ‫ٰيأي َّها ٱل‬
َ ‫ذي‬
Oh believers! Safeguard yourself from many suspicions. Indeed, some suspicions are sin.

It is also recorded in a Hadîth Sharīf:

Keep far from suspicion because verily, suspicion is the biggest lie.1

1
Imām al-Bukhārī’s, Sahīh, Vol 3, Pg1013, narrated by Sayyidunā al Sha’bī