*Backbiting Or Gheebah*
Prophet Mohammad (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) (Sallallaho Alaihe
Wasallam) said: 'One who is involved in the evil wishing (enmity),
he got separated from me." (Muslim)
And Prophet Mohammad (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) (Sallallaho
Alaihe Wasallam) said: "Deen is the name of well wishing and
sincerity." With bad wishing, suspicion or distrust also gets
associated, that is also Haram.
Allah Ta'ala says: "O Ye who believe! Avoid suspicion as much (as
possible): for suspicion in such cases is a sin:"
Prophet Mohammad (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) (Sallallaho Alaihe
Wasallam) said: "Save yourself from suspicion (Badh-Guman) as to be
suspicion is the biggest lie." (Bukhari, Muslim)
Evils of suspicion and the behavior with backbiting
These days, among many factors, one of the strongest factor
responsible for disunity and problems among Muslims, is strong
suspicion (Badh-Guman), as one sees his Muslim brother with
suspicion which is based on very weak doubt and false reports. Then
with trivial reasons they go on supporting that false belief till
that suspicion reaches the stage of firm belief. From this, these
bad problems develop:
To look down upon others.
To hate him and to be jealous on him.
To attribute his good actions to some passion and lust of nafs.
To do his backbiting.
To be happy on his loses and dishonor and many other bad things are
the result of this suspicion.
Muslims should try their best not to become suspicious of (the
fellow Muslims) even in the strong evidences but should try to throw
away this suspicion from their hearts by attributing it to something
good. Hadhrat Eisa (AS) once admonished a person after seeing him
stealing something, that person swore by Allah that he as not a
thief. Then Hadhrat Eisa (AS) said:
"The name of my Allah is true, my eyes see false"
Prophet Mohammad (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) (Sallallaho Alaihe
Wasallam) said: 'One who is involved in the evil wishing (enmity),
he got separated from me." (Muslim)
And Prophet Mohammad (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) (Sallallaho
Alaihe Wasallam) said: "Deen is the name of well wishing and
sincerity." With bad wishing, suspicion or distrust also gets
associated, that is also Haram.
Allah Ta'ala says: "O Ye who believe! Avoid suspicion as much (as
possible): for suspicion in such cases is a sin:"
Prophet Mohammad (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) (Sallallaho Alaihe
Wasallam) said: "Save yourself from suspicion (Badh-Guman) as to be
suspicion is the biggest lie." (Bukhari, Muslim)
Evils of suspicion and the behavior with backbiting
These days, among many factors, one of the strongest factor
responsible for disunity and problems among Muslims, is strong
suspicion (Badh-Guman), as one sees his Muslim brother with
suspicion which is based on very weak doubt and false reports. Then
with trivial reasons they go on supporting that false belief till
that suspicion reaches the stage of firm belief. From this, these
bad problems develop:
To look down upon others.
To hate him and to be jealous on him.
To attribute his good actions to some passion and lust of nafs.
To do his backbiting.
To be happy on his loses and dishonor and many other bad things are
the result of this suspicion.
Muslims should try their best not to become suspicious of (the
fellow Muslims) even in the strong evidences but should try to throw
away this suspicion from their hearts by attributing it to something
good. Hadhrat Eisa (AS) once admonished a person after seeing him
stealing something, that person swore by Allah that he as not a
thief. Then Hadhrat Eisa (AS) said:
"The name of my Allah is true, my eyes see false"