He who gives his fellow the benefit of the doubt will himself be given the benefit of the doubt.
When a person chooses not to be strict with others, he is treated the same way. / The golden rule – treat others as you want to be treated.
("The Rabbis taught: He who judges his fellow to the scale of merit, they will judge him to the scale of merit" – Rif, Shabbat 54b)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הַדָּן אֶת חֲבֵרוֹ לְכַף זְכוּת דָּנִין אוֹתוֹ לְכַף זְכוּת
Definition (Hebrew)
אָדָם הַמַּעֲדִיף שֶׁלֹּא לִהְיוֹת מַחֲמִיר בְּשִׁפּוּטוֹ אֶת זוּלָתוֹ זוֹכֶה לְיַחַס דּוֹמֶה מִסְּבִיבָתוֹ.
("תְּנוּ רַבָּנָן: הַדָּן אֶת חֲבֵרוֹ לְכַף זְכוּת דָּנִין אוֹתוֹ לְכַף זְכוּת" – רִי"ף שַׁבָּת נ ע"ב)