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E-Newsletter - Al-Qawlul Mufeed - The Beneficial Word - Backbiting and its Impact on Society (Part 1)- Shaikh Muhammad bin Saleh al-Uthaimeen. Taken from here: http://thebeneficialword.com/?page_id=21
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E-Newsletter - Al-Qawlul Mufeed - The Beneficial Word - Backbiting and its Impact on Society (Part 1)- Shaikh Muhammad bin Saleh al-Uthaimeen. Taken from here: http://thebeneficialword.com/?page_id=21
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defective characteristics and it is as if he has been ap- pointed to scrutinize and observe the faults of the Muslims. So this poor per- son must know that the one who follows and scrutinizes the faults of his brother then Allah will scrutinize his faults and whoever is scrutinized by Allah then he will be exposed even if he was hidden in depths of his own home. So know that whoever has falsely taken the authority to spread the faults of people and to follow and scrutinize them then Allah will author- sacredness of this day of yours in this month of yours in this place of yours." Indeed two great diseases have spread be- tween the that in the sight of many are simple and in- significant. As for the first then it is backbiting where a man (or woman) mentions his Muslim brother with that which he dislikes to be mentioned with be it char- acter, physical attributes, action, or dealings. Conse- quently you find that the greatest concern of the one who backbites the servants of Allah in gatherings is to bring up and expose the ,,-| >| -| ,., Indeed all Praises are for Allh alone. We praise Him, seek His assistance, and seek His forgiveness. And we seek refuge in Him from the evil of our own selves and the evil consequences of our actions. Whomever Allh guides, there is no one to lead him astray, and whomever is lead astray, there is no guide for him. I testify that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allh, who is alone without any partner, and I testify that Muhammad is His slave and final messenger. To proceed: Volume 5 Issue 10 October 2008 Backbiting and Its Impact on Society (part 1)
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(Continued on page 2) A Friday sermon by, The Great Scholar Shaikh Muhammad Salih Al-Uthaimeen , ~_ , All praise if for Allah, we praise Him, seek His forgive- ness, and seek refuge with Him from the evil of our souls and from our evil deeds. Whomever Allah guides, there is none to lead him astray and whomever Allah allows to stray then there is none to guide him. I bear witness that there is no deity worshipped in truth except Allah who is alone and without partner and I bear witness that Muham- mad is His servant and mes- senger, may His peace be upon him, his family, com- panions, and those that fol- low him in perfection until the day of resurrection. As to what proceeds,
O servants of Allah, fear Allah the Most High and reflect on that which has come in the Book and Sun- nah regarding human rights. The prophet said, while addressing the people on the day of Arafah in the greatest gathering of the Muslims, "Verily your blood, wealth, and honor are sacred like the Page 2 AL-QAWLUL MUFEED Vol 5 Iss 10 ous. One word that you say about your brother (or sister) to criticize him with if mixed with the ocean would affect it. So fear Allah O Muslims as it has come in a narration that the prophet passed by a group of peo- ple that had fingernails of bronze that were tearing at their faces and chests with them and said, "O Jibreel, who are they? He said, 'they are those that eat the flesh of the people and fall upon (and disgrace) their honor'".
Some people that have been tested with backbiting, if they are advised they say, I have not lied, I have only said that which is found in them. The prophet spoke about backbiting and said, "Backbiting is mentioning your brother with that which he dislikes" the people said, "O messenger of Al- lah, what if what I said was found in that person?" and he said, "if what you said is found in that person then you have backbitten him and if it wasnt then you have slandered him" mean- ing you have joined between slander, which is a lie, and backbiting. Most people today speak about their broth- ers with that which they do not do and if you were to ask them do you bear witness to what you have said, they would surely say 'no I do not bear witness' and it is known that he will be asked about that on the day of resurrection. So does this one not fear Allah and not know that he does- n't utter a word except that there is ready watcher over him. Does he not know that he will be held accountable for every word that he says? I ask the one who is tested with backbiting the people, are you pleased to have others fall on your honor and backbite you? The answer will surely be 'no, I will never be pleased with that'.
To Be Continued ize someone to spread his faults and scrutinize him. And if this person who spreads the faults of people was examined and examined himself he would certainly find that he has the most faults, is the worst of manners, and is the weakest in his trust even if his faults were merely giving his tongue free reign over the servants of Allah which would be sufficient. Ver- ily this man who was taken reign over the Muslims is disastrous to his soul and those that accompany him in his sittings. He is disastrous to his soul as he is leading it to evil and trans- gression and disastrous to his com- panions in his gatherings if they do not prohibit him from this action then they will become his partners in sin.
O Muslims. Verily Allah the Most High has prohibited you from back- biting so beware of backbiting! Be- ware of backbiting for it is eating the flesh of the people and Allah has drawn a similitude of the most offen- sive kind for him (or her), He has likened him to the one who eats the flesh of his dead brother. So do you find someone more foul or repulsive than the one who sits at his dead brother and cuts pieces from his corpse and eats them? Do you know anyone who is capable of doing that? Only the one who backbites the peo- ple is capable of doing that as Allah the Most High says, "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 Al- lah"(Al-Hujurat 49:12)
Likewise there has come a statement from the salaf (Athar) that the person (who backbites) will be punished on the day of resurrection and the corpse of his brother will be brought to him and he will be made to eat it and it will be said, "eat him dead just as you have eaten him alive". O Muslims! Truly this affair of backbiting is a great one and tremendously danger- phone, having your friends convey to them your salutations, supplicating for them asking for success, asking about their needs, and giving money if they are in need. All of this is from joining the ties of kinship. The prophet said in an authentic hadeeth, "whoever wishes to have his provision increased and life lengthened then let him join the ties of kinship." He also said, "Joining the ties is not done expecting something in return, but it is joining the ties after they have been cut". (Al- Bukhari) and someone said to him, "O messenger of Allah, I have rela- tives with whom I join ties and they cut me off, I am good to them and they are evil to me, I dream about them (from thinking of them so often) and they forget about me. So the messenger said, If it is like what you said in that it is as if you are eating hot coals with them then Allah's help will be with you so long as you continue with that as you have." So this issue has great good for the individual who (Continued from page 1) joins the ties, has patience, and is up- right even if he is met with evilness, if he is patient with them and gives them their rights then he is upon great good and will have a good end- ing and this is the meaning of the real joining of ties, just as the messenger said, "Joining the ties is not done expecting something in return" who joins the ties only if they join ties with him and then cuts the ties when they cut the ties with him, this is not the one who joins the ties. The one who really joins the ties is he who joins them if they cut him off and is good to them if they are bad or evil to him which is completeness in this affair and this an honorable and a generous creature. This is what is appropriate for the believer to do, even doing good to the one who does evil to him and thinking of the one who forgets him, and with this he will obtain great virtue and a big reward. May Allah reward you all with good.
"Questions & Answers for the Youth Which the Elders are also In Need of " by Shaikh Saalim bin Sa'ad at-Taweel - أسئلة و أجوبة للصغار و لا يستغني عنها الكبار- للشيخ سالم بن سعد الطويل حفظه الله - Arabic Book - English