immodest (15) becoming disgraced, humiliated and unsuccessful everywhere, etc. (Jannati Zaywar, pp. 143)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic sisters! Let’s now listen to a few sins and their curse and destruction briefly and make a firm intention to protect ourselves from them. One of them is untruth. It is the bad habit due to which a liar has no place in the religion and the world. A liar is disgraced everywhere and loses respect and trust before every Majlis and every man. The Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: A person is not a perfect believer unless he gives up telling a lie and quarrelling even in joke though he is truthful. (Al-Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal, vol. 3, pp. 268, Hadees 8638)

Similarly, one of the evil influences of backbiting is that it brings about bad end. The Du’a of the one who commits backbiting abundantly is not answered. A person loses the Nuraniyat [luminosity] of Salah and Sawm due to backbiting. The evil influence of backbiting can also be judged by the saying of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم: ‘اَلْغِیْبَۃُ اَشَدُّ مِنَ الزِّنَا’ i.e. Backbiting is a bigger sin than fornication. (Attargheeb Wattarheeb, vol. 3, pp. 331, Hadees 24)

Similarly, due to tale-telling families are destroyed, strained relations, hatred and malice are bred with one another and Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ does not like such a person either. It is stated in a blessed Hadees: The righteous bondmen of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ are the ones by seeing whom we are reminded of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and bad bondmen of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ are the ones who commit tale-telling, separate friends from each other and find fault with righteous people. (Al-Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal, vol. 6, pp. 291, Hadees 18020)

Like tale-telling abusing others also breed Fitnah (discord) and riot and hatred with one another. It also brings about much bloodshed, quarrels and lots of destruction. The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: To abuse a Muslim is similar to putting yourself in destruction. (Attargheeb Wattarheeb, vol. 3, pp. 377, Hadees 4363)