Self-inflicted ill-repute invites blame
Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 159
١٥٩. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): مَنْ وَضَعَ نَفْسَهُ مَوَاضِعَ التُّهَمَةِ فَلاَ يَلُومَنَّ مَنْ أَسَاءَ بِهِ الظَّنَّ.
159. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: He who puts himself in conditions of ill-repute should not blame those who entertain bad ideas about him.