Warning Against Backbiting and Talebearing
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Question:
She says: There is a custom among some people, which is backbiting and talebearing, and there is no one who forbids this evil. I sometimes hear them talking about people, and sometimes I talk with them, but I feel that it is forbidden. Then I regret my action and avoid them, but circumstances may bring me together with them. What should I do? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Backbiting and talebearing are two of the major sins. So it is obligatory to be cautious of them. Allah the Exalted says:[Al-Hujurat 49:12] And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I saw in my dream men Sunan Abi Dawud 4878Sahih (Al-Albani), Sunan Abi Dawud 4878Sahih (Al-Albani), they are the people of backbiting. And backbiting, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 4874Sahih (Al-Albani) This is Sunan Abi Dawud 4874Sahih (Al-Albani), and so on, mentioning a brother or sister of faith with what they dislike, whether men or women. It was said: O Messenger of Allah, what if there is in my brother what he says? Sahih Muslim 2589 So backbiting is an evil and a major one among the major sins, and talebearing is likewise. Allah the Glorious and Exalted says: [Al-Qalam 68:10-11] And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The talebearer will not enter Paradise. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said that he saw two people being punished in their graves. As for one of them, he did not protect himself from the spread of urine, and as for the other, he used to walk about with talebearing.
So it is obligatory for you to have a character in Allah of caution regarding sitting with those who backbite people and engage in talebearing. And if you sit with them, rebuke them for it and warn them of the consequences of it, and tell them that this is not permissible and that it is an evil. If they leave it, then leave them; do not sit with them and do not participate with them in backbiting or talebearing. Yes. May Allah reward you with good.
She says: There is a custom among some people, which is backbiting and talebearing, and there is no one who forbids this evil. I sometimes hear them talking about people, and sometimes I talk with them, but I feel that it is forbidden. Then I regret my action and avoid them, but circumstances may bring me together with them. What should I do? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Backbiting and talebearing are two of the major sins. So it is obligatory to be cautious of them. Allah the Exalted says:
or backbite each other
وَلَا يَغْتَب بَّعْضُكُم بَعْضًاwho had nails of copper and were scratching their faces and their breasts
لهم أظفار من نحاس يخمشون بها وجوههم وصدورهمI said: Who are these people, Gabriel? He replied: They are those who were given to back biting and who aspersed people's honour.
قلت من هؤلاء؟ قال هؤلاء الذين يأكلون لحوم الناس ويقعون في أعراضهمIt is saying something about your brother which he would dislike
ذكرك أخاك بما يكرهIt is saying something about your brother which he would dislike
الغيبة، ذكرك أخاك بما يكرهIf (that failing) is actually found (in him) what you assert, you in fact backbited him, and if that is not in him it is a slander.
إن كان فيه ما تقول فقد اغتبته، وإن لم يكن فيه فقد بهته(10) And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer (11) [And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip -
وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّاءٍ بِنَمِيمٍSo it is obligatory for you to have a character in Allah of caution regarding sitting with those who backbite people and engage in talebearing. And if you sit with them, rebuke them for it and warn them of the consequences of it, and tell them that this is not permissible and that it is an evil. If they leave it, then leave them; do not sit with them and do not participate with them in backbiting or talebearing. Yes. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 9575 - التحذير من الغيبة والنميمة - نور على الدرب — youtube.com
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