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Weekly Ayah
"If any do deeds of righteousness, be they male or female,
and have faith, they will enter Paradise
and not the least injustice will be done to them."
Qur'an 4:124

Weekly Hadith

"It is reported on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) observed:
He who believes in Allah and the Last Day does not harm is neighbour, and he who believes in Allah and the Last Day shows hospitality to his guest and he who believes in Allah and the Last Day speaks good or remains silent."
(Muslim)


Weekly Du'ah
"O Allah , bless Muhammad and his Household, protect me from acts of disobedience, employ me in obedience, provide me with excellent turning back [to Thee], purify me through repentance,
strengthen me through preservation from sin,
set me right through well being, let me taste the sweetness of forgiveness”



Tale-Bearing (Namimah)

Tale-bearing, (namimah) is defined as spreading words among believers with the purpose of stirring up enmity and problems between them. This matter is forbidden, unlawful and sinful.

Allah dispraised such people in the Qur'an in Surat al-Qalam, Ayahs 10-12:

10. Heed not the type of despicable men,- ready with oaths,

11. A slanderer, going about with calumnies (defamation),

12. (Habitually) hindering (all) good, transgressing beyond bounds, deep in sin,

Those who commit tale-bearing (namimah) will first see the hell-fire. That is, the Muslim who died without repenting of his sin of tale-bearing (namimah) will be tortured in Hellfire before entering Paradise.

Volume 1, Book 4, Number 215:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

Once the Prophet, while passing through one of the grave-yards of Medina or Mecca heard the voices of two persons who were being tortured in their graves. The Prophet said, "These two persons are being tortured not for a major sin (to avoid)." The Prophet then added, "Yes! (they are being tortured for a major sin). Indeed, one of them never saved himself from being soiled with his urine while the other used to go about with calumnies (to make enmity between friends). The Prophet then asked for a green leaf of a date-palm tree, broke it into two pieces and put one on each grave. On being asked why he had done so, he replied, "I hope that their torture might be lessened, till these get dried."

Moreover, know that the reasons for most of the torture in the grave are gossip (ghibah), tale-bearing (namimah), and not clearing oneself from urine.

If someone comes to you with namimah,
1. Do not accept what he says, for the tale-bearer is a transgressor (fasiq), whose testimony is unacceptable.
2. Forbid him from what he is doing, and advise him.
3. Dislike the tale-bearer for the sake of Allah, for he is despicable before Allah.
4. Do not assume anything bad about the person that is being mentioned to you.
5. Do not let his [the tale-bearer's] words lead you to spying, for Allah has prohibited this. 6. Do not spread the tale.