Backbiting The Way To Hellfire by Waheed Abdussalam Bally

BACKBITING THE WAY TO
HELLFERE
WAHEED ABDUSSALAAM BALY
الفردوس
AL-FIRDOUS
AL-FIRDOUS LTD. LONDON
ISBN 1-874263-17-5
9 781874 263173
Table of Contents
Preface
Backbiting is Condemned The Meaning of Al-Ghiba Types of Al-Ghiba
Causes of Al-Ghiba Cure for Al-Ghiba
Expiation for Al-Ghiba
Shall the Wronged Person Forgive the Backbiter?
The Worst Type of Al-Ghiba
What if a Scholar Errs, Shall we Keep Silent or
Expose His Error?
Looking for a Sincere Friend
Cases in which Al-Ghiba is Permissible
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Mortal Blow
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Listening to Al-Ghibah
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Al-Ghibah of the Heart
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Anecdotes on the Condemnation of Al-Ghibah
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Summary
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Dear Muslim Brothers and Sisters
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Muslim Brothers and Sisters:
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We should be aware that speaking ill of another behind their back is forbidden. It is reported in the Sahihayn (Al- Bukhari and Muslim), on the authority of Abu Huraira
that the Prophet said: "All things of a Muslim are inviolable for his brother in faith; his blood, his wealth and his honour." On the authority of Ibn Omar, the Prophet said: "Allah has made your blood, your property and your honour sacred to one another (i.e. Muslims)." (Sahih al-Bukhari).
Brothers and Sisters in Islam, you cannot achieve complete faith and belief until all Muslims are safe from the bad habit of backbiting. On the authority of Abdullah Ibn Amru' Ibn al-A's, the Prophet said: "A Muslim is one who avoids harming another Muslim with his tongue or his hands. And a Muhajir (an emigrant) is one who gives up (abandons) all that Allah has forbidden." (Sahih al-Bukhari).
Abu Musa' al-Ash'ari narrated: "Some people asked Allah's Messenger, 'Whose Islam is the best? (i.e. who is a good Muslim)?' He replied, 'One who avoids
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