immodest conversations using foul language in their friends’ gatherings, should learn an admonitory lesson.

(3) Indulges in backbiting and fighting:

Dear Islamic brothers! Useless conversation and useless questions generally lead to backbiting and a quarrel. If something is asked for a good purpose, there is no harm in it, but questions usually have no correct purpose. In fact, questions are asked for the sake of asking. For example, if we see something with somebody, we start asking questions like this: How much did you buy it? From where have you bought it? How many years warranty does it have?

Remember! Asking about these things unnecessarily is considered to be a useless conversation and one has to account for it in the Hereafter. Sometimes by asking these questions, one starts backbiting and committing tale-telling, fighting and quarrelling. For example if someone rents a house, questions are asked: How many rooms does it have? How much is the rent? How is the landlord? It is a very dangerous question about the landlord. The sinful answer to this question is given usually without any Shar’i permission like this: Our landlord is very strict, merciless and short-tempered. He does not tolerate even the delay of one day regarding the rent.

Remember! All these fall into the category of backbiting and to do backbiting against any Muslim means you are destroying yourself. It is stated on page 26 of ‘Gheebat ki Tabahkariyan’ (Backbiting – A Cancer in our Society): Backbiting cuts faith. Backbiting leads to bad end. The Du’a of the one who does backbiting abundantly is not answered. One loses the spirituality of Salah and Sawm due to backbiting. Backbiting destroys virtuous deeds. Backbiting burns virtuous deeds. One who does backbiting will be the last to enter Paradise even after repenting of it. In short, backbiting is a grave sin, absolutely Haraam and an act leading to Hell.

(4) Speaks words of unbelief:

Dear Islamic brothers! At present, due to lack of knowledge some people are getting so much uncontrolled that whatever comes to their mind they speak