باب ما جاء في الغيبة Chapter on what came Regarding BackbitingThe statement of Allâhu Ta’âlâ in the Âyah,وَلا يَغْتَبْ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً
“(…) and do not backbite one another.” (al-Hujurât 49/12)
It is narrated on the authority of Abû Bakrah Radiyallâhu Anh that Rasûlullâh Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam said in the Khutbah (religious sermon) on Yawm’un Nahr (the Day of Sacrifice),أي شهر هذا؟ فسكتنا حتى ظننا أنه سيسميه بغير اسمه. فقال: أليس ذا الحجة؟ قلنا: بلى. قال: فأي بلد هذا؟ فسكتنا حتى ظننا أنه سيسميه بغير اسمه. فقال: أليس بلد الله الحرام؟ قلنا: بلى. قال: فأي يوم هذا؟ فسكتنا حتى ظننا أنه سيسميه بغير اسمه. فقال أليس يوم النحر؟ قلنا: بلى. قال: فإن دماءكم وأموالكم وأعراضكم عليكم حرام، كحرمة يومكم هذا في شهركم هذا في بلدكم هذا. وستلقون ربكم فيسألكم عن أعمالكم؛ ألا فلا ترجعوا بعدي كفارا يضرب بعضكم رقاب بعض. ألا فليبلغ الشاهد منكم الغائب؛ فلعل بعض من يبلغه يكون أوعى له من بعض من سمعه. ثم قال: ألا هل بلغت؟ قلنا: نعم. قال: اللهم اشهد قالها ثلاثا.
“Which month is this?” We kept silent thinking that he would name it with a name other than its original name. He Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam said, “Is it not Dhû’l Hijjah?” We said, “Of course.” He said, “Thereafter, which town is this?” We kept silent thinking that he would name it with a name other than its original name. So he Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam said, “Is it not the Sacred City of Allâh?” We said, “Of course.” He then asked, “Which day is it?” We kept silent thinking that he would name it with a name other than its original name. He Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam said, “Is it not the Yawm’un Nahr?” We said, “Of course.” He Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam said, “Indeed, your blood, wealth, and your honor are Harâm, just like the sacredness of this day of yours, in this month of yours, in this land of yours. You shall meet your Rabb (Lord), and He will ask you about your deeds. Beware! Do not revert as Kuffâr, some striking the necks of others after my death! Beware! The present one should preach this to the one who is not present, for it may be that the one who is not present will comprehend it better than some of those who were present.” Then he Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam said, “Have I preached (this message)?” We said, “Yes.” He said, “O Allâh! Be a witness” He Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam said this thrice.” (al-Bukhârî, Hadîth no. 1741, 1742, 4406, 5550, 6043, 7447; Muslim, Hadîth no. 1679)
Both of them (i.e. al-Bukhârî and Muslim) narrated it.
It is also narrated from both of them (i.e. al-Bukhârî and Muslim) on the authority of Ibnu Umar Radiyallâhu Anhumâ in a Marfû Hadîth that Rasûlullâh Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam said,المسلم من سلم المسلمون من لسانه ويده، والمهاجر من هجر ما نهى الله عنه
“The Muslim is the one whom the Muslimûn are free from his tongue and hands, and the Muhâjir (emigrant) is the one who migrates away from what Allâh prohibits.” (al-Bukhârî, Hadîth no. 10; Muslim, Hadîth no. 41)
It is narrated on the authority of Abû Hurayrah Radiyallâhu Anh in a Marfû Hadîth (that Rasûlullâh Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam said),من أكل لحم أخيه في الدنيا، قُرب إليه يوم القيامة، فيقال له: كله ميتا كما أكلته حيا. فيأكله فيكلح ويصيح
“Whoever eats the flesh of his brother in this Dunyâ (i.e. backbites him), he will be made close to him on the Day of Judgment, and it will be said to him, “Eat him while he is dead as you ate him while he was alive.” So he will eat him, and he will frown and will scream.” (at-Tabarânî, al-Mu’jam’ul Awsat, Hadîth no. 1656; al-Haythamî, Majma’u’z Zawâ’id, Hadîth no. 13129)
Abû Ya’lâ narrated it with a Hasan (good) chain.
It was narrated by Ibnu Hibbân –and he said it was Sahîh (authentic)- in the story of Mâ’iz that A man said to another, “Look at this man who Allâh concealed, however, he could not stop himself until he was stoned like a dog being stoned!” So the Nabî Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam said to both of them,كُلا من جيفة هذا الحمار كما نلتما من عرض هذا الرجل، فإن ما نلتما أشد من أكل هذه الجيفة
“Both of you eat from the corpse of this donkey as you calumniated regarding this man. For verily, what you calumniated is more severe (in sin) than eating this (donkeys) corpse.” (Ibnu Hibbân, Hadîth no. 1399)
It is narrated from both of them (i.e. al-Bukhârî and Muslim) on the authority of Ibnu Abbâs Radiyallâhu Anhumâ that the Nabî Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam passed by two graves, so he said,إنهما ليعذبان، وما يعذبان في كبير. أما أحدهما فكان لا يستبرئ من البول، وأما الآخر فكان يمشي بالنميمة
“Verily, both of them are being punished, but they are not being punished because of a big (sin). As for one of them, he did not free himself from urine. As for the other, he used to walk around tale-carrying.” (al-Bukhârî, Hadîth no. 216, 218, 1361, 1378, 6052, 6055; Muslim, Hadîth no. 292)
Al-Bukhârî narrated a similar narration from Jâbir Radiyallâhu Anh in “al-Adab’ul Mufrad”, and it contains,أما أحدهما فكان يغتاب الناس
“As for the first, he used to backbite people.” (al-Adab’ul Mufrad, Hadîth no. 735)
Ahmad has a Hadîth with the same meaning from Abû Bakrah with a Sahîh (authentic) chain, and Abû Dâwûd at-Tayâlisî narrated something similar on the authority of Ibnu Abbâs Radiyallâhu Anhumâ with a Jayyid (good) chain. (Ahmad, Hadîth no. 1980; at-Tayâlisî, Hadîth no. 2768)
It is narrated on the authority of Â’ishah Radiyallâhu Anhâ that she said to the Nabî Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam, “Such and such will be enough for you in Safiyyah.” It is said in some narrations that she meant that Safiyyah Radiyallâhu Anhâ was short. The Nabî Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam said,لقد قلت كلمة لو مزجت بما البحر لمزجته
“You have said such a word that if it was mixed into the ocean, it would have commixed.”
Âishah Radiyallâhu Anhâ said: I was narrating to him about a man, and he Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam said,ما أحب أني حكيت إنسانا وأن لي كذا وكذا
“I do not like that a man was narrated to me while I have such-and-such (faults).” (Abû Dâwûd, 4875; at-Tirmidhî, 2502)
Abû Dâwûd and at-Tirmidhî reported it, and at-Tirmidhî said, “It is Hasan Sahîh”.