One of the brothers shared a tremendous address. Take heed ikhwaah! Part one The Difference between Naseehah (Advising others) and Tajreeh (Disparaging others) By: ash-Shaykh Dr. Saalih bin Fawzaan al-Fawzaan (hafithahullah) The Six Categories of At-Tajreeh (disparaging) [1] Al-Lamz: (slander) means at-Tanaqqus(to belittle someone), the Most High says: {Do not defame one another…} Al-Lamz (Slander) is a type of at-Tanaqqus (to belittle someone). {Those who defame the believers who give charity voluntarily, and those who could not find charity to give except what is available to them, they are mocked at. Allah will throw back their mockery on those who mock them and they shall have a painful punishment.} Therefore it is not permissible to slander the Muslims and worse than that is slandering the Prophet (peace & blessings be upon him): {And of them are some who accuse you (O Muhammad) in the matter of distributing the alms. If they are given a part of it they are pleased, but if they are not given a part of it they become enraged!} A severe promise: {Woe to every slandering backbiter.} {Do not defame one another…} Meaning: Do not slander one another because the believers are like one soul, so when the believer slanders his brother it is as if he is slandering himself because he is his brother. (The believer towards another believer is like a building whose blocks strengthen one another.) And he said (peace & blessings be upon him): (The likeness of the believers in their mutual love for one another, in their mutual mercy towards one another, and in their mutual affection towards for one another is like the body whose organ is afflicted. It affects all of the body with sleeplessness and fever.) [2] at-Tanaabuz bil-Alqaab (Putting one another down with nicknames): The Most High says: {Nor insult one another by nicknames.} The word Laqab (that appears in the Quranic text) is an expression of praise or one of blame. So if the Laqab (Arabic meaning nickname) is one of praise then this is what is desired. Such as if you said ash-Shahm (the Well Mannered), al-Kareem (the Noble), al-‘Aalim (the Scholar), al-‘Aamil bi-‘Ilmihi (the One who acts upon what he knows), an-Naasih(the one who gives good advice). And if it is aLaqab of blame then this is a blameworthy characteristic. Such as if you said, he is al-Bakheel (the Stingy), ar-Radheel (the Vile), an-Naaqis (the Deficient) then this is blameworthy even if there exists a deficiency in his body you still don’t say to him al-‘Amaa (the Blind one),al-‘Araj (the Lame one), al-Ahwal (One who is cross-eyed) or anything similar. However if he is known by this name then this is not a case of belittling someone. There were some narrators (of the prophetic traditions) known as al-Ahwaland al-A’mash for the purpose of distinction not for the purpose of at-Ta’yeer (to point out defects). Therefore His statement: {Nor insult one another by nicknames.} This means not to put one another down by using nicknames. This is not from the way of giving advice and rectifying issues amongst the people. Some of the people use nicknames for the case of (upholding) honor and to speak out against the objectionable even though (upholding) honor and speaking out against the objectionable are both something commanded within the religion. This method is still not the way in which Allah, the Glorified, the Most High, authorized things to be done. [3] as-Sukhriyyah (Mockery): The Most High says: {The men should not mock other men as they may be better than them. Nor should the women mock other women as they may be better than them. And do not slander one another or put one another down using bad nicknames. The worst of names is corruption after having had pure faith.} Allah the Glorious & Lofty calls as-Sukhriyyah(mockery) of others and what is mentioned along with it as Fusooq. The Arabic wordFusooq means to step out of the obedience of Allah since this is an act that is not attributed with Imaan (pure faith): {Rather the believers are brothers.} Then the Glorious and Lofty says {And whoever does not repent} from this blameworthy category of as-Sukhriyyah (mockery), al-Lamz(slander), at-Tanaabuz bil-Alqaab (Putting one another down with nicknames), Gheebah(backbiting), and an-Nameemah (tale carrying). The one who does not repent from this and leaves off (repentance) then {they are those who oppress others} meaning that they oppress the people. Perhaps Allah pardons the one being belittled and tests the one who does the belittling with the same thing or worse than what has befallen him.
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