Backbiting - Islamic School System - Dawat-e-Islami

َِBackbiting – A Cancer in our Society 43Tayrā shukr Maulā diyā Madanī MāḥaulNa cĥūṫay kabĥī bĥī Khudā Madanī MāḥaulKhudā kay karam say Khudā kī ‘aṭā sayNa dushman sakay gā cĥuřā Madanī MāḥaulI am grateful O Allah that I am associated with this Madanī MāḥaulO Allah, may I never ever leave this glorious Madanī MāḥaulWith the mercy of Allah and the grant of AllahThe enemy will not be able to lead me astray from this Madanī MāḥaulY َ ُa ٰ َ< ٰ Mََُ ا‎J K َ Lۡ2ِbَ َ اZ‏ۡ‏]^ ۡ ا < َLAttend Ijtimā’ with the intent to gain rewardsDear Islamic brothers! Did you realize the Madanī attire and the individual efforts to callothers to righteousness were effective in aiding the seeker in finding the true path?Furthermore, did you also notice that in the Madanī parable, at times, worldly problemslike unemployment or sickness can be resolved by the blessings of attending Dawat-e-Islami’s Sunnaĥ-inspiring Ijtimā’? However, in addition to seeking resolutions for worldlyproblems before attending the Ijtimā’ one should also make intentions to seek knowledgeand to reap good deeds for the Hereafter.Two causes of punishment in the graveCompanion Sayyidunā Abī Bakraĥ ر‎5َ‎ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهُ‏ َ has stated, ‘I was walking along with theصَ‏ َّ! االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ Merciful and Compassionate Prophethand and another man was on the left of him. We came across two graves upon whichصَ‏ َّ! االلهُ‏ the Light of Prophethood, Prophet ‏,عَزَّوَجَلَّ‏ the Beloved of Allahus, ‘Both of them in the graves are being tormented and they are not being tormenteddue to something major. Which one of you would bring me a branch?’ We both tried toprecede each other and I beat him in bringing back a branch.was holding my صَ‏ !َّ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَاٰلِهٖ‏ وَسَلَّم . He ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَاٰلِهٖ‏ وَسَلَّمinformed تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَاٰلِهٖ‏ وَسَلَّمThen Prophet صَ‏ َّ! االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَاٰلِهٖ‏ وَسَلَّم sheared it along the length in two halves, planted one oneach grave and declared, ‘Torment of both will be alleviated till these dessicate (dry out)and they are being punished because of backbiting and urine.’ (Musnad Imām Aḥmad, vol. 7,pp. 304, Ḥadīš 20395)