Backbiting (gheebah) means mentioning something about a person (in his absence), that he hates (to have mentioned), whether it is about: His body, his religious characteristics, his worldly affairs, his self, his physical appearance, his character, his wealth, his child, his father, his wife, his manner of walking, his smile, it is the same whether you mention that about him with words, through writings, or whether you point or indicate him by gesturing with your eyes, hand or head. As for the body, is when you make fun of how someone looks, or mentioning any bad quality in him, as saying: he is blind, he limps, he is bleary-eyed, he is bald, he is short, he is tall, he is black, he is yellow, hes too thin, hes too fat. As for his religious qualities, it is when you say: he is a sinner, he is a thief, he is a betrayer, he is an oppressor, he doesnt pray, he prays so fast, he does not behave well towards his parents, he does not pay the Zakat duly. As for the worldly matters, then it is when you say: he has poor manners, he does not think that anyone has a right over him, he talks too much …etc O you who believe! Let not some men among you laugh at others; it may be that the (latter) are better than the (former). Nor let some women laugh at others; it may be that the (latter are better than the (former). Nor defame nor be sarcastic to each other, nor call each other by (offensive) nicknames. Ill-seeming is a name connoting wickedness, (to be used of one) after he has believed. And those who do not desist are (indeed) doing wrong. https://facebook/photo.php?v=10152039197016728&set=vb.500756727&type=2&theater
Posted on: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 18:03:55 +0000