
THE TONGUE EXPRESSES WHAT IS IN THE HEART. IF THE PERSON'S HEART IS GOOD YOU SEE IT IN THEIR SAYINGS.
THE TONGUE MUST BE CLOSED WITHIN THIS SMALL PRISON THAT ALLAAH HAS CREATED FOR IT; THE TEETH AND THE LIPS.
ABU SA'EED AL-KHUDRI (RA) SAID THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAAH (SAW) SAID; "THE SON OF ADAM (MANKIND) WAKES UP AND THE WHOLE BODY MAKES TAKFEER (WARNS OF ERROR) UPON HIS TONGUE, SAYING 'FEAR ALLAAH CONCERNING US FOR INDEED WE ARE UPON YOU, SO IF YOU ARE UPRIGHT, THEN WE WILL BE UPRIGHT AND IF YOU ARE CORRUPT, THEN WE WILL BE CORRUPT'."(Tirmithee)
ON THE AUTHORITY OF ABU HURAYRAH (RA) WHO SAID THAT THE PROPHET (SAW) SAID "DO YOU KNOW WHAT BACKBITING IS?" THEY SAID 'ALLAAH AND HIS MESSSENGER KNOW BEST.' HE (SAW) SAID "TO MENTION ABOUT YOUR BROTHER/SISTER THAT WHICH HE/SHE HATES." THEY SAID 'IF WHAT WE SEE ABOUT OUR BROTHER/SISTER IS TRUE'? HE (SAW) SAID "IF THERE IS IN HIM/HER WHAT YOU SAY OF HIM/HER THEN THAT IS BACKBITING, AND IF YOU SAY OF HIM/HER THAT WHICH IS NOT TRUE THEN YOU HAVE SLANDERED HIM/HER." (Muslim)
TO MAKE FUN OF A PERSON IS BACKBITING AND THE USING OF SPEECH AGAINST ONE ANOTHER WISHING CORRUPTION IS TALE-CARRYING.
ALLAAH SAYS; "DO NOT BACKBITE EACH OTHER, WOULD ANY OF YOU WISH TO EAT THE MEAT OF YOUR DEAD BROTHER, NO, RATHER YOU HATE IT"!!! (hujurat 49:12)
"WOE TO EVERY SLANDERER AND BACKBITER."(humaza 104:1)
ON THE AUTHORITY OF ABDULLAH IBN ABBAS (RA) WHO SAID THAT THE MESSENGER (SAW) PASSED BY TWO GRAVES AND SAID; "THEY ARE BEING PUNISHED. AS REGARDS ONE OF THEM, HE USED TO GO AROUND BACKBITING AND SLANDERING AND AS REGARDS THE OTHER, HE WAS NOT CAREFUL IN CLEANING HIMSELF FROM URINE."
(Bukhari)
UBAYDA, THE FREED SLAVE OF THE PROPHET (SAW) REPORTED THAT SOMEONE CAME AND SHOW THE PROPHET (SAW) TWO WOMEN WHO WERE FASTING AND SAID THAT THEY WERE DYING OF THIRST. THE PROPHET (SAW) TURNED AWAY SILENTLY REFUSING TO GIVE PERMISSION FOR THEM TO BREAK THEIR FAST. SO THE MAN BEGGED HIM AGAIN MENTIONING THAT THE WOMEN WERE ON THE VERGE OF DEATH. THE PROPHET (SAW) THEN SAID; "BRING THEM TO ME AND BRING ALONG A BOWL." WHEN THEY CAME TO HIM (SAW), HE TURNED TO ONE OF THEM AND TOLD HER TO VOMIT IN THE BOWL. SHE COMPLIED SPITTING UP A MIXTURE OF VOMIT, BLOOD, PUS AND PIECES OF FLESH WHICH HALF FILLED THE BOWL. HE (SAW) THEN TURNED TO THE OTHER WOMAN AND HAD HER TO DO THE SAME. AFTER THE BOWL WAS FILLED, HE (SAW) SAID; "VERILY, THESE TWO HAVE FASTED FROM WHAT ALLAAH MADE HALAAL (PERMISSIBLE) AND BROKE THEIR FAST FROM WHAT ALLAAH HAS MADE HARAAM (FORBIDDEN). THEY SPENT THEIR FAST EATING THE FLES OF OTHERS". (collected by Ahmad and Baihaqi)
STOP BACKBITING!!!
RA: Mercy of Allaah be upon him
SAW: sallaahu alaihi wa sallam/peace of Allaah upon him and prayers