This will Save you

 This will Save you

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بسم الله الرحمان الرجيم

My dear brother and dear sister. Listen to me very carefully. This is serious. More serious than you think.

Allah (swt) is the Most Merciful. He forgives many sins. If you miss a prayer, He can forgive you. If you lie to Him, He can forgive you. Sins between you and Allah—He may forgive if He wills.

But there is one kind of sin Allah does NOT forgive. Not without your victim's forgiveness first.

What sin?

Sins against other people. The rights of His creatures.

My People,

You see your tongue? Hmmnn.... Never allowed it to your own fire.

Backbiting (Gheebah):

Is saying something about a brother or sister in their absence that they would hate to hear. Even if it is true.

Slander (Buhtan):

Is saying something bad about them that is not true. This is even worse.

Gossip:

Is spreading talk that hurts their honor.

These sins? Allah (swt) will NOT delete them. Not unless the person you hurt forgives you first.

Now,

Think of your good deeds like a beautiful garden.

Every prayer. Every fast. Every charity. Every good act. These are strong, healthy trees.

But your tongue is a fire.

One backbiting word. One slander. One piece of gossip. That fire burns your whole garden to ashes. In seconds. All your good deeds? Gone. Burned.

Yes!

On the Day of Judgment, this is what happens:

The person you talked about will come to you. Allah (swt) will take your good deeds and give them to that person. If you have no good deeds left? Then Allah (swt) will take that person's sins and put them on you. Then you go to Hellfire. God forbid!

All because of a few words you said without thinking.

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Do you know what backbiting is? It is to say about your brother something he would dislike." A companion asked: "What if what I say is true?" The Prophet said: "If it is true, it is backbiting. If it is false, it is slander." 📚 Sahih Muslim 2589

Examples of this fire today:

(1) You see a sister and think she did something bad. You say it with your mouth. That is slander. A major sin.

(2) An understanding married sister is sick. You say, "She must be pregnant or had an abortion." You do not know. That is slander.

(3) A sister visits her family. You say, "Her husband sent her away." That is slander.

(4) You see someone with simple clothes. You make fun of them. That is backbiting.

(5) Someone has not married or remarried after a long time. You say, "What was wrong with them?... this is this and that" That is backbiting.

(6) etc etc...

Listening to backbiting or gossip is also a sin.

Yes!

If you sit and listen to backbiting, you are just as guilty. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "The listener is one of the two backbiters." 📚 Authentic hadith

Allah !swt) commands us in the Quran: "And when they hear useless talk, they turn away from it." 📚(28:55)

So walk away. Do not sit and listen.

My brother, my sister.

Do not let your tongue burn your garden. Do not come on Judgment Day with empty hands. All your prayers, all your charity—gone. Because of words.

The person you talk about is your brother. Your sister. Their honor is sacred.

Guard your tongue. It will save you.

Allah does not forgive sins against His creatures unless the creature forgives first.