Backbiting - Islamic School System - Dawat-e-Islami

Questions & Answers 415the intricacies of backbiting, there is a high chance that he may be dragged into theblazing fire of Hell. Keep this in mind that, if somebody does not know how to drive, heis not sinful. However, if one does not know the rulings pertaining to backbiting, thensuch person is a sinner and worthy of Hell; learning about the perilous backbiting is anobligation on every sane Muslim.I will not commit backbiting nor will I listenDear Islamic brothers! Keep striving to refrain from backbiting.be showered upon you, and you will learn the righteous ways to save yourself frombackbiting. A responsible Islamic brother narrated that two brothers came to him ondifferent times; where he realized that he would surely fall into committing the sin ofbackbiting. He showed the card attached to his shirt with a clip. The card had a clearmercy will ‏,اِنْ‏ شَآءَالله عَزَّوَجَلَّ‏quote: ‘I will not commit backbiting, nor I will listen to it, عَزَّوَجَلَّ‏ .’ The quote showedrewarding results as one brother remained quiet and other talked very judiciously fortwo minutes. (One can buy the quoted card from any branch of Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ).Can we not even listen to a complaint?اِنْ‏ شَآءَاللهLook, every conversation is not sinful backbiting. You can listen to one complains inorder to resolve matters that relate to the governance of an organization. However onemust take extreme precaution. For example, the one who in fear of backbiting, shouldfollow the footsteps of the incharge Islamic brother in previous narration and have thebrothers read the card, or one can tell him directly that ‘I will not commit backbiting, norwill I listen.’ Explain the definition of backbiting to them, and iterate some punishmentsof backbiting. Also urge him to only state what is absolutely necessary and do not involveany other person in the conversation. If possible, try to memorize the 19 Madanī pearlsprovided by Dawat-e-Islami’s Central Advisory Body. عَزَّوَجَلَّ‏ , it will be very beneficialin terms of backbiting. Let us make some good intentions right here:C I will not commit nor will I listen to backbiting.C I will not tell-tale.اِنْ‏ شَآءَاللهC I will not publicize [illegitimately under Islamic law] the defect of alive [or dead]behind his back. I will not mention the defects in front of him, in the fear of committing