What Was Said About His Friend Was Decreed on Him

The Besht also said that if someone proclaims a decree about his friend, that decree will be fulfilled on him. If one says that his friend is a good person who did a good thing and deserves reward, he will be rewarded if he also does that good thing. If one says that his friend is a bad person who did a bad thing and deserves something bad to happen to him, that bad thing will happen to the one who said it if he does the same bad thing.

So too, if one sees something bad happen to his friend and he says that he must have done something wrong to deserve it, he is opening himself up to Divine scrutiny, and if anything is bad in his past, he will be punished.