Do you know what backbiting is?" They said: "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said: …

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Hadith text: Do you know what backbiting is?" They said: "Allah and…

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «أَتَدْرُونَ مَا الْغِيبَةُ؟»، قَالُوا: اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ، قَالَ: «ذِكْرُكَ أَخَاكَ بِمَا يَكْرَهُ»، قِيلَ: أَفَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ فِي أَخِي مَا أَقُولُ؟ قَالَ: «إِنْ كَانَ فِيهِ مَا تَقُولُ فَقَدِ اغْتَبْتَهُ، وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ فَقَدْ بَهَتَّهُ».

Explanation of the hadith: Do you know what backbiting is?" They said: "Allah and…

Lessons: Do you know what backbiting is?" They said: "Allah and…

• The Hadīth shows the Prophet’s excellent way of teaching, as he used to bring up issues by means of questions.
• It demonstrates the Companions' politeness towards the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) when they said: Allah and His Messenger know best.
• A person questioned about something he does not know should say: Allah knows best.
• The Shariah protects society by maintaining the rights of its members and the fraternity among them.
• Backbiting is prohibited except, in some cases, for serving a certain interest. Examples include the removal of oppression, as an oppressed person speaks to someone who is able to restore his right to him from the one who wronged him, saying: So-and-so wronged me or did such and such to me. Another example is when someone seeks the opinion of others regarding marriage, partnership, neighboring, and so on.

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