The Meaning of Backbiting, Talebearing, and False Speech; Fear Allah
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Questions sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, and nineteen from Fatwa number ( 9174 )
Q 16, 17, 18, 19: What is talebearing, what is backbiting, what is false speech, and what is the meaning of the phrase: (Fear Allah)?
A 16, 17, 18, 19: First : Talebearing is: going about among people with the intent of causing corruption. Second : Backbiting is: mentioning your brother in a way he would dislike; if that is in him, you have backbitten him, and if not, you have slandered him. Third : False speech is: speech that deviates from the truth and strays from what is correct. Fourth : The meaning of: (Fear Allah) is: place a barrier between yourself and the punishment of Allah by doing what Allah has commanded and avoiding what Allah has forbidden. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q 16, 17, 18, 19: What is talebearing, what is backbiting, what is false speech, and what is the meaning of the phrase: (Fear Allah)?
A 16, 17, 18, 19: First : Talebearing is: going about among people with the intent of causing corruption. Second : Backbiting is: mentioning your brother in a way he would dislike; if that is in him, you have backbitten him, and if not, you have slandered him. Third : False speech is: speech that deviates from the truth and strays from what is correct. Fourth : The meaning of: (Fear Allah) is: place a barrier between yourself and the punishment of Allah by doing what Allah has commanded and avoiding what Allah has forbidden. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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