Reminders for those who remember.

Giving and Uttering Bad Comments to Fellow Muslims

To those who love to give and utter bad comments to their fellow Muslims, let this be known to them:

[1] Abu Barzah Al-Aslamī (RA) narrates that Muhammad ﷺ said:

"O the community of people! who have accepted Islām by their tongues; and Īmān has not entered their hearts, do not backbite Muslims nor seeks out their faults. Undoubtedly he who seeks out the faults of his Muslim brother, will have his faults sought by Allāh; and whose faults are sought by Allāh, He will disgrace him even at his home.

Note: This hadīth is a warning to those who backbite Muslims, as this can only be the work of hypocrites and not of Muslims.

[2] Barā’ ibn-‘Azib (RA) narrates that Muhammad ﷺ said:

"The worst usury is disgracing his brother."

Note: Disgracing a Muslim is termed as the worst usury. In usury the wealth of others is taken away and exploited for personal gains, similarly, disgracing MUslim causes harm to his honor. And the honor of a Muslim is far more respectable than his belongings; thus, disgracing is termed as the worst form of usury.

[3] ‘Abdullāh (RA) narrates that Muhammad ﷺ said:

"To abuse a Muslim is disobedience, and his murder is infidelity."

Note: A Muslim who murders another Muslim negates his perfection in Islām, and this could become a reason for his dying in infidelity.

[4] Abu Hurairah (RA) narrates that Muhammad ﷺ said:

"Indeed the biggest amongst the major sins is to attack a Muslim’s honor unjustly."

[5] ‘Abdullāh ibn-‘Amr (RA) narrates that Muhammad ﷺ said:

"He who abuses a Muslim is like one who is heading to his destruction."

[6] Abu Hurairah (RA) narrates that Muhammad ﷺ once asked his Sahābah(RA): ”Do you know who is poor?” Sahābah(RA) replied: “The poor amongst us is he who has no money or property.” Muhammad ﷺ explained:

"The poor amongst my Ummah is one, who will come on the Day of Resurrection with Salāt, Saum, and Zakāt, but who had abused somebody, slandered someone, usurped the goods of another person, had shed blood or beaten another person. So this one and that one will be given part of the aggressor’s good deeds; should his good deeds fall-short, before the clears what he owes then the aggrieved person’s sins and faults will be transferred from them to him; and he will be thrown into Hell-Fire."

[7] ‘Iyād ibn-Himār (RA) said: “O Nabī Allāh! One of my people abuses me, though he is inferior to me. Should I revenge him?” Muhammad ﷺ replied:

"Those two who abuse each other are like two Shaitān who insult and call each other a liar."

[8] Mu’āwiyah (RA) narrated: I heard Muhammad ﷺ saying;

"Indeed when you pursue the secret faults of people, you will corrupt them."

Note: Pursuing the faults of people creates hatred, jealousy and many other evil promptings in them. By seeking and denouncing the faults of others, one may create obstinacy in them to continue their sins thus worsening their deeds (and relation to Allāh).

[9] ‘Abdullāh ibn-‘Umar (RA) narrates that Muhammad ﷺ said:

"Do not harm Muslims; do not condemn them; and do not look for their faults."

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F.N.

[1] Abu Dāwūd | Badhl-ul-Majhūd
[2] Tabarānī, Jamī’us-Saghir | Faid-ul-Qadir, Badhl-ul-Majhūd
[3] Bukhāri | Mazahir Haque
[4] Abu Dāwūd
[5] Tabarānī, Jamī’us-Saghir
[6] Muslim
[7] Ibn-Hibbān
[8] Abu Dāwūd | Badhl-ul-Majhūd
[9] Ibn-Hibbān

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Here’s a warning and reminder of what Allāh also says in the Qur’ān:

"And for those who harm believing men and believing women - without their having done any wrong- they surely burden themselves with the guilt of slander and a glaring sin." [33:58]

Indeed, to accuse, curse, and find faults on others are condemned in Islām, how could you have enough time of finding these things on other people when you know in yourself that you are a sinner, maybe worst than to those who you find fault in?

Remember on the Promised Day, you ALONE will be put in front of Allāh, you ALONE will be answering questions that attest to your time in dunya. Mind yourself, do not define yourself through finding faults and the weakness of others.

Help each other, that’s how Muslim brotherhood works.

May Allāh put the taqwā in our hearts that finds no time to slander and backbite other people, whether Muslim or nonMuslim, that we may find it in our heart to speak good of them and mention only what is true and the good in them.
Ameen..

-excerpt from the Stories of Sahabas-