Continuation of the explanation of the statement of Imam al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding what he quoted: "."

The Shaykh : : When this verse was revealed, Abu Bakr said: "Yes, by Allah, we love that Allah forgives us", and he returned the charity to Mistah. This is a great act of obedience. Otherwise, a man would say what he says about his daughter, or even about the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that Mistah, Hassan, and Hamnah each be flogged eighty lashes, the punishment for falsely accusing someone of zina. However, Abdullah ibn Ubayy was not ordered to be flogged, because he is a vile person who does not speak openly, and because the hudud punishment is a purification for the one punished, and Abdullah ibn Ubayy is not worthy of purification; he is an impure, filthy, vile person. The result is that part of scrupulousness is that a person does not speak except about what he knows. This citation used by the author applies exactly to our time today. How many are there who speak about the rulers without knowledge? How many are there who speak about the scholars without knowledge? How many are there who speak about the students of knowledge without knowledge? How many are there who speak about the generous wealthy people without knowledge? Most people do not have scrupulousness. A person speaks whatever he wants with his tongue without verifying it, and this is injustice and aggression against the person he spoke about: to speak about him without knowledge. When the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke about backbiting: , we ask Allah to protect our tongues and your tongues from lying and speaking falsehood, and to protect us from errors and to forgive us, for He is Generous and Noble.