What is the ruling on encroaching upon the honor of people?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says, may Allah preserve you, what is the ruling on encroaching upon the honor of people?
Answer:
Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has forbidden it. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: meaning the month of Dhul-Hijjah. So honor is forbidden just as blood and wealth are forbidden.
Encroaching upon honor occurs through one of two ugly matters: either through talebearing and whispering between people and speaking about them, or through backbiting, which is mentioning your brother in a way he dislikes, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:[Al-Qalam 68:10-11] He the Exalted said: [Al-Hujurat 49:12] So it is obligatory for the Muslim to respect the honor of Muslims just as he respects their blood and their wealth. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says, may Allah preserve you, what is the ruling on encroaching upon the honor of people?
Answer:
Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has forbidden it. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Indeed, your blood, your wealth, and your honor are forbidden to you, as forbidden is your day today, meaning the Day of the Greatest Pilgrimage, the Day of 'Id, as forbidden is your day today in your land today, meaning Makkah, in your month today.
إن دماءكم وأموالكم وأعراضكم عليكم حرام كحرمة يومكم هذا، يعني يوم الحج الأكبر يوم العيد كحرمة يومكم هذا في بلدكم هذا يعني مكة في شهركم هذاEncroaching upon honor occurs through one of two ugly matters: either through talebearing and whispering between people and speaking about them, or through backbiting, which is mentioning your brother in a way he dislikes, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:
(10) And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer (11) [And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip -
وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّاءٍ بِنَمِيمٍor backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance and Merciful.
وَلَا يَغْتَب بَّعْضُكُم بَعْضًا أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَن يَأْكُلَ لَحْمَ أَخِيهِ مَيْتًا فَكَرِهْتُمُوهُ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ رَّحِيمٌ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الوقوع في أعراض الناس؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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