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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Some people encroach on the rights of others and backbite about them, and they engage in talebearing. What is your guidance?

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Question:
Some people encroach on the rights of others and treat them badly. They also backbite about other people and engage in talebearing. What is the guidance of your eminence for people like these? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
This is injustice, which Allah has forbidden. Encroaching on people’s honor, their wealth, or their bodies is injustice, which Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has forbidden. In the hadith, Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:
O My servants, I have forbidden oppression for Myself and have made it forbidden amongst you, so do not oppress one another.يا عبادي إني حرمت الظلم على نفسي، وجعلته بينكم محرما، فلا تظالموا
Sahih Muslim 2577a
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It came in the hadith:
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Oppression shall be darkness on the Day of Judgment.الظلم ظلمات يوم القيامة.
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2030Sahih (Darussalam)
It also came that the wrongdoer will be taken from his good deeds on the Day of Resurrection to compensate the wronged, until if his good deeds are exhausted, he will be taken from the bad deeds of the wronged, and they will be cast upon him, and he will be cast into the Fire. So retribution is necessary in cases of injustice. The matter is very serious, and it is not permissible to wrong people. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Mu'adh ibn Jabal:
Beware of the supplication of the oppressed for there is no barrier between him and Allah.واتق دعوة المظلوم فإنه ليس بينها وبين الله حجاب
Sahih Muslim 19a
So the supplication of the wronged is answered. Therefore, the Muslim must refrain from wronging people, encroaching on their wealth, or encroaching on their honor, whether by backbiting, talebearing, cursing, insulting, or other forms of disparaging honor. For this is injustice, which is forbidden. And whoever falls into any of that must repent to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and seek forgiveness from the wronged, and return their injustices to them if they are financial, or enable them to take retribution if this injustice allows for retribution. He must disavow these injustices before the Day of Resurrection. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، بعض الناس يعتدوت على حقوق غيرهم ويغتابون غيرهم من الناس ويمشون في النميمة فما توجيهكم؟ الشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com

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