Backbiting - Islamic School System - Dawat-e-Islami

ِِۡۡ‏ِه ‏َمBackbiting – A Cancer in our Society 223Who should socialize with others?Elaborating on who should associate with other, Ḥujjat-ul-Islam, Sayyidunā Imāmعَ‏ has stated: Sayyidunā Ṭāūs وَا ‏ِلى Muhammad Bin Muhammad Ghazālīonce visited caliph Ĥashshām and asked, ‘Ĥashshām, how are you?’ Ĥashshām furiouslyprotested, ‘Why did you not address me as Amīr-ul-Muminīn?’ The Shaykh replied, ‘SinceMuslims do not unanimously accept your caliphate – I am apprehensive that addressingyou as Amīr-ul-Muminīn may be considered a lie.’لَيْهِ‏ رَ‏ ‏ْح‏ُةالل الۡ‏ ۡ قُدُّوس ‏ِهالۡ‏ عَ‏ لَيهِ‏ رَ‏ ‏ْح ‏َم ‏ُةاللAfter citing the parable Ḥujjat-ul-Islam, Sayyidunā Imām Muhammad Bin MuhammadGhazālī وَا ‏ِلى has explained, ‘Therefore, whoever is upright and straight forwardand has the resolve to abstain from such things (like backbiting, tale-bearing, ostentation,vanity, flattering etc.) can socialize with others. Otherwise he should be ready to have hisname enlisted amongst the hypocrites.’ (Iḥyā-ul-‘Ulūm, vol. 2, pp. 287)عَ‏ لَيهِ‏ رَ‏ ‏ْح ‏َم ‏ُةالل ‏ِهالۡ‏Righteous gatherings are also prone to backbiting‏ِسرُّ‏ ‏ُہ النُّورَا ‏ِنى Sayyidunā Shaykh ‘Abdul Waĥĥāb Sha’rānīrecall, has stated, ‘As far as I can قُ‏ دِّسَ‏I do not remember any meetings with my contemporary Shuyūkh to be devoid ofbackbiting. I hardly found such company, which is why in order to protect my religionand theirs, I curtailed my meetings with them. However, I did not cut back on fulfillingtheir due rights. When the gatherings of the teachers are such, then how wicked would thegatherings of the common folks be? Brother! In this day and age when you meet someone,guard your Nafs and do not be negligent in this regard.’ (Tanbīĥ-ul-Mughtarīn, pp. 224)Every second is worse than the past oneDear Islamic brothers! Sayyidunā Shaykh ‘Abdul Waĥĥāb Sha’rānīthe 10 th century Ĥijraĥ. He died in the year 973 Ĥijraĥ and we now live in the 15 th century.Approximately 450 years have passed. If the 10 th century was so decadent, then how badwould our current century be? The future to come is worse off than the past times, whenit comes to the religion.‏ِسرُّ‏ ‏ُہ النُّورَا ‏ِنىlived in قُ‏ دِّسَ‏In this regard Sayyidunā Zubaīr Bin ‘Addī االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْ‏ ‏ُه َ has stated, ‘Once we complained toSayyidunā Anas Bin Mālik ر‎5َ‎ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهُ‏ َ about the oppression afflicted by Ḥajjāj Bin Yūsuf.’He replied, ‘Be patient! No time will come upon you except the time that comes after,ر‎5َ‎