257 - باب تحريم النميمة وهي نقل الكلام بين الناس على جهة الإفساد Chapter 257 Prohibition of Calumny 1536 -

257 - باب تحريم النميمة وهي نقل الكلام بين الناس على جهة الإفساد
Chapter 257
Prohibition of Calumny

قال الله تعالى ( ن 11 ) : { هماز مشاء بنميم }
وقال تعالى ( ق 18 ) : { ما يلفظ من قول إلا لديه رقيب عتيد }
Allah, the Exalted, says:
"A slanderer, going about with calumnies.'' (68:11)
"Not a word does he (or she) utter, but there is a watcher by him ready (to record it).'' (50:18)

1536 - وعن حذيفة رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم : [ لا يدخل الجنة نمام ] متفق عليه
1536. Hudhaifah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "The person who goes about with calumnies will never enter Jannah.''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary: A person who thinks that talebearing is lawful, and practices it to create conflict and quarrel among people despite the fact that he knows it is unanimously forbidden, will never go to Jannah. A person who considers it unlawful but does it out of sheer human weakness, will in the first instance go to Hell, if Allah does not pardon him for it. He will then be shifted to Jannah after suffering punishment for it.

1537 - وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم مر بقبرين فقال : [ إنهما يعذبان وما يعذبان في كبير بلى إنه كبير أما أحدهما فكان يمشي بالنميمة وأما الآخر فكان لا يستتر من بوله ] متفق عليه . وهذا لفظ إحدى روايات البخاري
قال العلماء : معنى [ وما يعذبان في كبير ] : أي كبير في زعمهما وقيل : كبير تركه عليهما
1537. Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) passed by two graves and said, "Both of them (the persons in these graves) are being tortured, and they are not being tortured for a cardinal sin. But indeed they are great sins. One of them used not to save himself from being soiled with his urine, and the other one used to go about with calumnies (among the people to rouse hostilities, e.g., one goes to a person and tells him that so-and-so says about him such and such evil things).''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary:
1. "La yastatiru min baulihi'' has another meaning, namely: "he does not pass urine in privacy but does it shamelessly in the presence of other people.'' Obviously shamelessness is also a sin. Talebearing, carelessness in saving oneself from splash of urine drops, and lack of observance of privacy are sins which are liable to punishment.
2. The Hadith also proves punishment in the grave.

1538 - وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم قال : [ ألا أنبئكم ما العضه ؟ هي النميمة : القالة بين الناس ] رواه مسلم
[ العضه ] بفتح العين المهملة وإسكان الضاد المعجمة وبالهاء على وزن الوجه . وروي العضه بكسر العين وفتح الضاد المعجمة على وزن العدة وهي : الكذب والبهتان . وعلى الرواية الأولى : العضه مصدر يقال : عضهه عضها : أي رماه بالعضه
1538. Ibn Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "Shall I tell you what `Al-`Adhu' (falsehood and slandering) is? It is calumny which is committed among the people.''
[Muslim].
Commentary: We learn from this Hadith that calumny, lying, falsehood and slandering are major sins because they cause conflict and dissension in society. A Muslim must keep himself free from such evils.

258 - باب النهي عن نقل الحديث وكلام الناس إلى ولاة الأمور إذا لم تدع حاجة إليه كخوف مفسدة ونحوها
Chapter 258
Prohibition of Carrying tales of the Officers

قال الله تعالى ( المائدة 2 ) : { ولا تعاونوا على الإثم والعدوان }
وفي الباب الأحاديث السابقة في الباب قبله
Allah, the Exalted, says:
"... Do not help one another in sin and transgression.'' (5:2)

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