Backbiting - Islamic School System - Dawat-e-Islami

‏َم ‏ُةBackbiting – A Cancer in our Society 123Do three favours on believersSayyidunā Yaḥyā Bin Mu’āż Rāzī رَحمْ‏ ‏َةُ‏ االلهِ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْه said, ‘If you can benefit the believers by thesethree means then you will be considered a favourer [a person who favours to the others]:1. If you cannot benefit your fellow Muslim, then do not hurt them.2. If you cannot give them happiness then do not dishearten them.3. If you cannot appreciate them then do not talk ill about them.’ (Tanbīĥ-ul-Ghāfilīn, pp. 88)Angels pray for those who talk good about their fellow MuslimsA famous saint, Shaykh Sayyidunā Mujāĥid الۡ‏ (who passed away while he wasin the position of prostration in Makka-tul-Mukarramaĥ in Ĥijrī 103) said: When aMuslim mentions his Islamic brother in good words, the angels that are with him supplicatefor him, ‘May Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَلَّ‏ also grant you the same’; and if a person talks ill against hisIslamic brothers then the angels say, ‘You exposed your brother’s secret, look at yourself!Thank Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ‏ that He has kept your shortcomings concealed.’ (Tanbīĥ-ul-Ghāfilīn, pp. 88)عَ‏ لَيْهِ‏ رَ‏ ‏ْحوَاحِدMujrim ĥūn dil say khauf-e-qiyāmat nikāl doPardaĥ gunaĥgār pay dāman kā ḋāl doRelease me from the fear of the Day of JudgmentCover me with your cloak; this sinner needs concealmentFabulous tale of courteous wordsDear Islamic brothers! Did you see how the angels supplicate for the ones who praiseother Muslims! In addition, the angels warn those individuals who backbite against theirIslamic brothers. Therefore, we should always try to use nice words for others.Courteous words are fabulous and sometimes yield such phenomenal results that one isleft astounded. In this very context, read the following tale: A pious saint from Khorasan[Iran] was ordered in a dream, ‘Present Islam to the nation of Mongols!’ In that era,Hulegu’s son (Tekudār Khān) was in power. The pious saint رَحمْ‏ ‏َةُ‏ االلهِ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْه travelled to meethim. When Tekudār Khān saw the Muslim preacher all adorned with a beard and otherSunnaĥ of the Prophet َّ! االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَاٰلِهٖ‏ وَسَلَّم ‏,صَ‏ he felt like mocking him and he asked, ‘Mister, letme know if your beard is better than the tail of my dog.’