Backbiting - Islamic School System - Dawat-e-Islami

َُۡBackbiting – A Cancer in our Society 47Answer: All of these are major sins worthy of damnation and the one who commitssuch acts is a sinful person. It is narrated in a Ḥadīš:َsَاeَ‎‏ِ‏ Backbiting is even more severe than Zinā. َpِ َRِ ^Y 7bا ۡا‏W‏ّ‏(Al-Mu’jam-ul-Awsaṭ, vol. 5, pp. 64, Ḥadīš 6590)It is obvious that killing a true believer (Momin) is a greater sin than backbiting.Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ‏ says:Mischief is more grievous than killing.و ‏ل ۡ فت ۡ ن ة شد م ن ‏ل ۡ ق ۡ ت ل‏ l[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 2, Suraĥ Al-Baqaraĥ, Verse 191)False statements which cause discord amongst Allah’s creation are far worse than killinga true believer. These sins (of backbiting, murder, and causing discord) are all related topeople’s rights. Why backbiting is considered more sinful than fornication is becausepeople’s rights are not infringed during fornication. A lie, which is uttered without avalid cause under Islamic law but causes no harm to anyone, cannot be considered asbeing equivalent to fornication. A harmless lie is a minor sin under Islamic law, and isconsidered as a major sin, only after the person is defiant on committing it.‘And Allah, the Exalted, knows’. (Fatāwā Razawiyyaĥ, vol. 21, pp. 162-163)jPīcĥā mayrā ghībat kī muṣībat say cĥuřā dayĤer bāt sanbĥal kar karūn, taufīq Khudā dayMay I kick off the habit of backbitingProvide such assistance that every word I utter is carefully evaluatedٰ Mََ اَ!‏ ۡ َُ‏َا‎J ُوFornication is not a minor sinDear Islamic brothers! Do not let Satan deceive you in believing that fornication is aminor sin. By Allah ‏,عَزَّوَجَلَّ‏ this is definitely not the case. Always keep this in mind that ifsomebody commits a sin, then it turns into a major sin. Fornication is not a small sin; in