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fasiq [a wicked person]) or accuses him of kufr (i.e., unbe-
lief), such an accusation will revert to him (i.e. the accus-
er) if his companion (the accused) is innocent.” (Sahih al-
Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 73, Number 71)
“O people, think about me while thinking about my peo-
ple, my brothers and those close to me and do not talk
against them. O people, when someone dies, remember
him not with his evil acts but his good acts.” (Musnad)
“Whoever shames his brother [in religion] for a sin [from
which he repented] will not die until he does it too.” (al-
Tirmidhi)
“A most serious form of betrayal of faith is that you tell a
lie to a brother while he believes that you are truthful in
what you say.” (Sahih al-Bukhari)
“Fie upon him who tells lies to make people laugh.” (Abu
Dawud and al-Tirmidhi)
In our religion, lying is defined as something definitely forbid-
den. The Messenger of Allah (saas) told that there could be no
distinctions as little or big lies, and that he condemned every
kind of lying. His pray on this matter is as follows:
“O Allah, cleanse my heart of strife, my private parts of
fornication and my tongue of lies.” (Hatib)
“If somebody tells a lie, due to its bad smell, the angels
run several miles away from him.” (al-Tirmidhi)
In the Qur’an, backbiting (ghibah) is considered equal to eat-
ing one’s dead brother’s flesh. In some hadiths of the Prophet
(saas) it is said that backbiting kills the brotherhood among
believers and causes one to incur the payment for violating the
rights of fellow men. Besides that, prying into a believer’s
affairs whilst seeking to identify flaws is another great sin akin
to backbiting itself. Indeed, the Prophet Muhammad (saas)

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