Further 9 ways of refraining from tale-telling

1.   In order to refrain from tale-telling, keep in view the torments that tale-tellers will be subjected to. Hold yourself accountable thinking that ‘If we step on a lit cigarette or matchstick, if a heated pot, an iron or boiling water falls on our body, then we scream [out of pain]. What will happen to me if I end up facing the torment of the grave due to tale-telling? How would my delicate body bear this torment?’ etc.

2.   Keep reading and listening to the verses of the Holy Quran and blessed Hadith that condemn tale-telling, over and over again.

3.   Tale-telling is normally performed by the tongue. Therefore, safeguard your tongue and develop a habit of observing silence most of the time, except for permissible speech.

4.   Company of evil friends persuades one to tell-tale. Stay away from them and always remain in the company of devotees of the Messenger.

5.   Whenever Satan entices you to tell-tale, then think, “When I do not like for someone to backbite me, speak ill of me to somebody else, reveal my secrets or engage in tale-telling against me, then I should have the same mindset towards Muslims as well. If I backbite or engage in tale-telling somebody today or talk ill about people to others, then I will also be treated in a similar manner.” Well-being lies in the fact that a person looks at his own shortcomings, rather than finding faults in other Muslims. Moreover, he shall remain engaged in rectifying them.

6.   Make it your routine to attend the Sunnah-inspiring Ijtimas held by the religious movement of the devotees of Messenger, Dawat-e-Islami, as well as the Madani Muzakarahs of Shaykh-i-Tariqat, the Ameer of Ahl al-Sunnah دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـه. With its blessings, you will develop hatred against tale-telling and other spiritual diseases, اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه. Moreover, the passion for respecting Muslims will also be ignited within you.