Backbiting - Islamic School System - Dawat-e-Islami

ِBackbiting – A Cancer in our Society 39Muslims be fearful!Dear Islamic brothers! The above narration has many pearls of wisdom for those who donot refrain from backbiting and fail to guard themselves from the speckles of urine. Eventhose who get themselves and their clothes impure (from drops and speckles of urine)صَ‏ َّ! االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَاٰلِهٖ‏ وَسَلَّم The Holy Prophet ‏.عَزَّوَجَلَّ‏ after urinating should take heed and fear Allahhas stated, ‘Guard yourself from urine, usually the torment of the grave is because of it.’(Sunan Dār Quṭnī, vol. 1, pp. 184, Ḥadīš 453)Here is another parable that elaborates on this very issue.Calls from grave of a person who did not safeguard himself from urineOn page 187 of ‘Uyūn-ul-Ḥikāyāt, Volume 2 [the 413-page publication of Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami], it is narrated that Sayyidunā‘Abdullāĥ Ibn ‘Umar ال مَا َ said: Once during a journey, I came across a graveyardthat existed from the era of ignorance. Suddenly, a dead rose out of his grave. He wasshackled with a chain of fire around his neck. I had a container of water. When he saw me,he said, ‘O ‘Abdullāĥ! Give me a sip of that water to drink.’ I thought to myself that sincehe called me by my name, either he knows who I am or he is referring to me as ‘Abdullāĥas it is customary amongst Arabs (for addressing any unknown person). Then suddenlyanother man rose from that very grave and said to me, ‘O ‘Abdullāĥ! Do not give anywater to this disobedient. He is a Kāfir.’ The latter then dragged him back to his grave.ر‎5َ‎ لهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َعنْ‏ ‏ُهI spent the night at a dwelling of an old woman. A grave lay right next to the house. I؟ heard the following statements from that graveَ ۡ ‏َ[ل ٌR s َ وَ‏ ۡR َs]َ ٌ ل و‏ۡ ‘Urine, what is urine?Vessel, what is a vessel?’ Later, I asked the old woman about the voice from the grave. Shesaid, ‘The grave belongs to my husband. He is being punished for two wrongdoings.One, while passing urine he would not guard himself against the speckles of urine. Iwould often tell him, ‘Shame on you! Even a camel spreads its legs when urinating inorder to guard against its urine, but you are so careless.’ My husband would not payattention to my warnings. Since his death, this voice continues to sound from his grave.’؟