religious knowledge observes their conversation, then he would perhaps prove dozens of instances of tale-telling in the conversation along with other sinful words. Listen to this story of tale-telling, and make an intention to avoid it permanently.

A house ruined due to tale-telling

It is stated in the booklet Gunahaun ki Nahusat’, released by Dawat-e-Islami’s publishing department, Maktaba-tul-Madinah, page no. 71:

A person sold his slave to someone and said to the buyer: ‘This slave has no flaws, besides the habit of tale-telling.’ The buyer bought him considering this flaw insignificant, and the slave began working for him. One day, he went to the wife of his master and said: ‘Madam! I feel sad that your husband does not love you at all. Now he intends to buy a female slave and have complete separation from you. If you want, I can tell you of a tactic that would make his heart inclined towards you, and make him love you.’ The wife asked: ‘What do you plan to do?’ The slave replied: ‘When your husband goes to sleep tonight, take a razor and shave off some of the hair from his beard, close to his neck. Keep those hairs with you, and I will then tell you the tactic.’ Then the slave went to his master and said: ‘O master! Today, I saw your wife mingling with a stranger and she is thinking of killing you. If you want proof of what I am saying, then lay down tonight with your eyes shut and pretend you are asleep.’ This created doubt in his heart. He did exactly the same at night time. His wife thinking he is asleep, came forward with the razor to shave off the hair of his beard. This turned the husband’s doubt into certainty, that his wife really wants to kill him. He immediately stood up, snatched the razor and killed the woman. When the relatives of the woman found out, they came running and killed the man. Then a fight broke out between both the families and around one hundred people were killed.^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! We have come to know that tale-telling is an extremely evil epidemic. The habit of tale-telling ruins the peace of a home.