3. The way tale-telling is a cause for the torment of the grave, similarly, not protecting oneself from urine also becomes a cause for the torment of the grave. The Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated, ‘Protect yourself from urine. The torment of grave generally befalls because of it.

(Dar Qutni, vol. 1, pp. 184, Hadees 453)

Sayyiduna Qatadah رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ stated: We have been told that the torment of the grave has been divided into three parts: One third is due to backbiting, one third is due to tale-telling and one third is because of [not protecting oneself from the drops of] urine. (Zamm-ul-Gheebah li Ibn Abid Dunya, pp. 92, Raqm 52)

Alas! Some people make their bodies, clothes, etc., impure by not attaining purity after urinating due to the lack of knowledge of Deen or laziness. They should get scared. If Allah Almighty مَـعَـاذَ الـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ gets displeased due to not protecting themselves from urine, the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم gets displeased, then by Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! One can face humiliation in this world and the Hereafter. Let’s listen to the definition of tale-telling:

What is tale-telling?

Imam Nawavi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has narrated: Talking about someone to another person with the intention of harming him is called tale-telling.

(‘Umda-tul-Qaari, vol. 2, pp. 594, Taht-al-Hadees 216)

Definition of tale-telling is that conveying someone’s matter to another person in order to cause chaos among them.

(Az-Zawajir ‘Aniqtiraf-il-Kabaair, vol. 2, pp. 46)

Destruction of tale-telling

Dear Islamic brothers! We learned that listening to someone’s conversation and relaying it to another person with the intention of creating conflict and argument among them is called tale-telling. Alas! This epidemic is prevailing in our society quite rapidly today. Muslims of the past had the passion of respecting Muslims embedded into their hearts and every Muslim used to