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Permissible Backbiting

ʿAbd Allah b. Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal said: Abū Turāb al-Nakhshabī came to my father, so my father began to say: “fulān ḍaʿīf, fulān thiqqah (ie: so-and-so is weak, so-and-so is reliable).” وقال أحمد بن مروان الدينوري: حدثنا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ قَالَ: جاء أبو تُراب النَّخْشبيّ إلى أبي، فجعل يقول أبي: فلان ضعيف، فلان ثقة، So Abū Turāb said: “Do not backbite al-ʿulamāʾ (ie: the scholars) O Shaykh.” فقال أبو تراب: لا تَغْتَبِ العلماء يا شيخ، So he (ie: Imām Aḥmad) turned to him and said to him: “Woe to you, this is naṣīḥah, this is not ġībah (ie: backbiting).” فالتفَت أبي إليه وقال له: ويْحك، هذا نصيحة، ليس هذا غيبة. al-Ḏahabī, Tārīkh al-Islām 5/1181 الذهبي، تاريخ الإسلام ٥/١١٨١ https://shamela.ws/book/35100/9527 @ilmtest [https://t.me/ilmtest]

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Which Kind of Backbiter Are You?

A man entered at ʿUmar b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz once and backbited another man. وقد جاء أن رجلًا ذَكَرَ لعمرَ بن عبد العزيز رضي الله عنه رجلًا بشيء، ʿUmar said to him: “If you wish we will investigate what you say so if we find you a liar then you are one of those who Allah said about them {O you who believe! If a wicked person comes to you with any news, ascertain the truth, lest you harm people unwittingly and afterwards become full of repentance for what ye have done} [49:6] فقال عمر: إن شئتَ نظرنَا في أمرك، فإن كنتَ كاذبًا فأنتَ من أهل هذه الآية: {إنْ جاءَكُمْ فاسِقٌ بِنَبإ فَتَبَيَّنُوا} [الحجرات:6] And if you were honest and what you said is true then you are one of those who Allah said about them: {A slanderer, going about with calumnies} [68:11] وإن كنتَ صادقًا فأنتَ من أهل هذه الآية: {هَمَّازٍ مَشَّاءٍ بنَمِيمٍ} [القلم:11] Or you can ask forgiveness. وإن شئتَ عفونا عنك، The man replied: “I ask forgiveness and will never do it again.” قال: العفو يا أميرَ المؤمنين! لا أعودُ إليه أبدًا. al-Nawawī, al-Aḏkār 1/540 النووي، الأذكار ١/٥٤٠ https://shamela.ws/index.php/book/13566 Facebook: https://facebook.com/aljadwal1 Instagram: https://instagram.com/al_jadwal Telegram: https://t.me/aljadwal Tumblr: https://al-jadwal.tumblr.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/al_jadwal

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Surah Al-Hujraat, Verse 12:

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوا كَثِيرًا مِّنَ الظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ إِثْمٌ وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا وَلَا يَغْتَب بَّعْضُكُم بَعْضًا أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَن يَأْكُلَ لَحْمَ أَخِيهِ مَيْتًا فَكَرِهْتُمُوهُ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ رَّحِيمٌ

O you who believe! avoid most of suspicion, for surely suspicion in some cases is a sin, and do not spy nor let some of you backbite others. Does one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? But you abhor it; and be careful of (your duty to) Allah, surely Allah is Oft-returning (to mercy), Merciful.

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"Be careful who you trust, if someone will discuss others with you, they will "certainly" discuss you with others"

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Day 12 - Gheebah, the disease of the Soul

Gheebah (backbiting, gossip) occurs when a person mentions the faults of a Muslim brother/sister in their absence.

“… neither backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would hate it (so hate backbiting). And fear Allah. Verily, Allah is the One Who forgives and accepts repentance, Most Merciful” [49:12]

Gheebah is one of the most vile sins, yet the most widely spread amongst mankind; in which very few will be free from. It is a sin even greater than zina (adultery). When you commit adultery, you can repent to Allah (swt) and He will forgive you. However, when you commit gheebah, Allah (swt) can not forgive you, until the victim forgives you first. Allah (swt) can forgive you the sins that have affected your life, but he can not forgive you for the hurt you have caused to another. 

Not only is it a sin to backbite, it is also equally a sin to listen to it. When you are amongst one who is backbiting, refrain from expressing forms of amazement that would encourage the backbiter to continue. Such as, “Astaghfirullah!” or “I didn't know he would do such a thing!” The Prophet ﷺ said: “whoever does a favour to his brother by refuting his backbiting upon hearing it in a gathering, God shall save him from a thousand kinds of evils in this world and in the Hereafter. And if he does not do so despite his ability to refute it, on him shall be the burden of one who commits his backbiting seventy times.” [Al-Hurr al-`Amili, Wasa'il al-Shi`ah, vol. 8, hadith no. 16316] 

Gheebah will also nullify your fast during Ramadan. In other words, when you are fasting refrain from talking about others and focus on purifying your soul. Remember that fasting is not just from food, but also from gossiping, lying, swearing, and any other bad habits. The only situations in which it is allowed to speak about the faults of another person. 

to protect Muslims from the evil of another person, including situations where one is asked to vouch for the integrity of a marriage prospect

when the person being talked about does not conceal his violations of Divine commands

to describe any fault of a patient before a physician for purposes of treatment

criticism about a narrator of traditions (hadith).

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The Contract of the Salam

Sufyān (b. ʿUyaynah) said: When a person says al-salāmu ʿalaykum, he is saying: “You are safe from me, and I am safe from you.” Then the other supplicates for him, saying “wa ʿalaykum as-salām wa raḥmatullāh.” So it is not fitting once these two have greeted one another with salām for one of them to mention the other behind his back by backbiting or anything like that. وَقَالَ سُفْيَانُ: قَوْلُهُ: " السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ , يَقُولُ: أَنْتَ مِنِّي سَالِمٌ , وَأَنَا مِنْكَ سَالِمٌ , ثُمَّ يَدْعُو لَهُ وَيَقُولُ: وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ , فَلَا يَنْبَغِي لِهَذَيْنِ إِذَا سَلَّمَ بَعْضُهُمَا عَلَى بَعْضٍ أَنْ يَذْكُرَهُ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ بِمَا لَا يَنْبَغِي لَهُ مِنْ غِيبَةٍ أَوْ غَيْرِهَا " Abū Nuʿaym al-ʾAṣbahānī, Ḥilyah al-Awliyāʾ 7/282 أبو نعيم الأصبهاني، حلية الأولياء وطبقات الأصفياء ٧/٢٨٢ http://shamela.ws/browse.php/book-10495/page-11289 Telegram: https://t.me/ilmtest Twitter: https://twitter.com/ilmtest_ Instagram: https://instagram.com/ilmtest Facebook: https://facebook.com/ilmtest Tumblr: https://ilmtest.tumblr.com Website: https://www.ilmtest.net

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Thank Them Later

Abū Huraira reported Allāh's Messenger ﷺ as saying: “Do you know who is the one who is bankrupt?” حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ - عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ أَتَدْرُونَ مَا الْمُفْلِسُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

They (the Companions of the Prophet) said: “A poor man amongst us is one who has neither dirham with him nor wealth.” قَالُوا الْمُفْلِسُ فِينَا مَنْ لاَ دِرْهَمَ لَهُ وَلاَ مَتَاعَ ‏.‏

He (the Prophet ﷺ) said: “The bankrupt one from my nation will come on the Day of Judgement فَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّ الْمُفْلِسَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي يَأْتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ

With deeds of prayer, بِصَلاَةٍ

Fasting, وَصِيَامٍ

Zakāt, وَزَكَاةٍ

Yet he comes after having insulted this one, وَيَأْتِي قَدْ شَتَمَ هَذَا

Maligned that one, وَقَذَفَ هَذَا

Taken the money of another, وَأَكَلَ مَالَ هَذَا

Spilled the blood of someone, وَسَفَكَ دَمَ هَذَا

Or hit someone else. وَضَرَبَ هَذَا

So some of his good deeds will be given to this one and that one. فَيُعْطَى هَذَا مِنْ حَسَنَاتِهِ وَهَذَا مِنْ حَسَنَاتِهِ

If no good deeds remain before his account is settled, their bad deeds be taken and cast upon him, فَإِنْ فَنِيَتْ حَسَنَاتُهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُقْضَى مَا عَلَيْهِ أُخِذَ مِنْ خَطَايَاهُمْ فَطُرِحَتْ عَلَيْهِ

Then he will be cast into the Hellfire.” ثُمَّ طُرِحَ فِي النَّارِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Imam Muslim, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim #2581 4/1997 صحيح مسلم #٢٥٨١ ٤/١٩٩٧ http://shamela.ws/browse.php/book-1727/page-7731

Shaykh Muḥammad Nāsir al-Dīn al-Albānī, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Jāmi as-Saghīr #87 1/79 ناصر الدين الألباني، صحيح الجامع الصغير وزيادته #٨٧ ١/٧٩ http://shamela.ws/browse.php/book-10757/page-17

Muhammad ibn 'Īsā at-Tirmidhī, Sunan #2418 4/613 محمد بن عيسى الترمذي، سنن #٢٤١٨ ٤/٦١٣ http://shamela.ws/browse.php/book-1435/page-4174

Shaykh Muḥammad Nāsir al-Dīn al-Albānī, Ṣaḥīḥ Targhīb wa Tarhīb #2223 2/533 ناصر الدين الألباني، صحيح الترغيب والترهيب #٢٢٢٣ ٢/٥٣٣ http://shamela.ws/browse.php/book-179/page-1164

Imām An-Nawawī, Riyāḍh as-Ṣāliḥīn #218 1/94 النووي، رياض الصالحين #٢١٨ ١/٩٤ http://shamela.ws/browse.php/book-2348/page-264

Abu 'Abdullāh al-Tabrīzī, Mishkāt Masābīh #5127 3/1418 أبو عبد الله التبريزي، مشكاة المصابيح #٥١٢٧ ٣/١٤١٨ http://shamela.ws/browse.php/book-8360/page-6069

Shaykh Muḥammad Nāsir al-Dīn al-Albānī, as-Silsilah as-Ṣaḥīḥah #847 2/503 ناصر الدين الألباني، السلسلة الصحيحة #٨٤٧ ٢/٥٠٣ http://shamela.ws/browse.php/book-9442/page-1445

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