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Regarding Backbiting (Al-Ghibah)

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Darussalam · Volume 5

40. THE BOOK OFETIQUETTE (AL-ADAB)

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الحديث: 4874 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 269

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4874. It was narrated from 'Abdul-'Azīz, meaning Ibn Muḥammad, from Al-'Alā', from his father, from Abū Hurairah, that it was said: "O Messenger of Allāh, what is backbiting (Al-Ghibah)?" He said: "When you say something about your brother that he dislikes." It was said: "What if what I am saying about him is true?" He said: "If what you are saying about him is true then it is backbiting and if it is not true, than you have slandered him."(Sahih)

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4874 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّهُ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا الْغِيبَةُ؟ قَالَ: «ذِكْرُكَ أَخَاكَ بِمَا يَكْرَهُ» قِيلَ: أَفَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ فِي أَخِي مَا أَقُولُ؟ «قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ فِيهِ مَا تَقُولُ فَقَدْ اغْتَبْتَهُ، وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ مَا تَقُولُ فَقَدْ بَهَتَّهُ»

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