What is your opinion, may Allah reward you, regarding a woman who treats her husband’s mother with harshness and tries to fabricate problems in order to drive her husband away from his mother?
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The questioner : What is your opinion, may Allah reward you, regarding a woman who treats her husband’s mother with harshness and tries to fabricate problems in order to drive her husband away from his mother?
The Shaykh : Our view is that this is a forbidden act and that it is talebearing, may Allah protect us from it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 105b meaning a talebearer. One day he passed by two graves whose occupants were being tortured, and he said (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan an-Nasa'i 2069Sahih (Darussalam) This is evidence that one of the causes of the punishment of the grave is talebearing, may Allah protect us from it.
So this woman should fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and not separate the husband from his mother or from his father, and not fabricate forbidden speech in order to create division between them. If a problem arises between her and her husband’s mother or between her and his father, praise be to Allah, problems are resolved without separation. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and benefit Islam and the Muslims through you.
The Shaykh : Our view is that this is a forbidden act and that it is talebearing, may Allah protect us from it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The beater of false tales would never enter heaven.
لا يدخل الجنّة قتّاتThey are being punished but they are not being punished for anything that was difficult to avoid. One of them used not to take care to avoid getting urine on his body or clothes, and the other used to walk about spreading gossip.
إنهما ليعذّبان وما يعذبان في كبير أما أحدهما فكان لا يستبرئ من البول، وأما الأخر فكان يمشي بالنميمةSo this woman should fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and not separate the husband from his mother or from his father, and not fabricate forbidden speech in order to create division between them. If a problem arises between her and her husband’s mother or between her and his father, praise be to Allah, problems are resolved without separation. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and benefit Islam and the Muslims through you.