255 - باب تحريم سماع الغيبة وأمر من سمع غيبة محرمة بردها والإنكار على قائلها فإن عجز أو لم يقبل منه فارق ذلك المجلس إن أمكنه Chapter 255 Prohibition of Listening to Backbiting 1528 -

255 - باب تحريم سماع الغيبة وأمر من سمع غيبة محرمة بردها والإنكار على قائلها فإن عجز أو لم يقبل منه فارق ذلك المجلس إن أمكنه
Chapter 255
Prohibition of Listening to Backbiting

قال الله تعالى ( القصص 55 ) : { وإذا سمعوا اللغو أعرضوا عنه }
وقال تعالى ( المؤمنون 3 ) : { والذين هم عن اللغو معرضون }
وقال تعالى ( الإسراء 36 ) : { إن السمع والبصر والفؤاد كل أولئك كان عنه مسئولا }
وقال تعالى ( الأنعام 68 ) : { وإذا رأيت الذين يخوضون في آياتنا فأعرض عنهم حتى يخوضوا في حديث غيره وإما ينسينك الشيطان فلا تقعد بعد الذكرى مع القوم الظالمين }
Allah, the Exalted, says:
"And when they hear Al-Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk) they withdraw from it.'' (28:55)
"And those who turn away from Al-Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk, falsehood, and all that Allah has forbidden).'' (23:3)
"Verily, the hearing, and the sight, and the heart, of each of those ones will be questioned (by Allah).'' (17:36)
"And when you (Muhammad (PBUH)) see those who engage in a false conversation about Our Verses (of the Qur'an) by mocking at them, stay away from them till they turn to another topic. And if Shaitan (Satan) causes you to forget, then after the remembrance sit not you in the company of those people who are the Zalimun (polytheists and wrongdoers).'' (6:68)

1528 - وعن أبي الدرداء رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم قال : [ من رد عن عرض أخيه رد الله عن وجهه النار يوم القيامة ] رواه الترمذي وقال حديث حسن
1528. Abud-Darda' (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "He who defends the honour of his (Muslim) brother, Allah will secure his face against the Fire on the Day of Resurrection.''
[At-Tirmidhi].
Commentary: If someone says something disgraceful against a Muslim, one must defend his Muslim brother (or sister, for that matter) and say that what has been stated about him or her is wrong and that he (or she) is free from the accusation made against him (or her).

1529 - وعن عتبان بن مالك رضي الله عنه في حديثه الطويل المشهور الذي تقدم في باب الرجاء قال قام النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم يصلي فقال : [ أين مالك بن الدخشم ؟ ] فقال رجل : ذلك منافق لا يحب الله ورسوله فقال النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم : [ لا تقل ذلك ألا تراه قد قال لا إله إلا الله يريد بذلك وجه الله وإن الله قد حرم على النار من قال لا إله إلا الله يبتغي بذلك وجه الله ] متفق عليه
و [ عتبان ] بكسر العين على المشهور وحكي ضمها وبعدها تاء مثناة من فوق ثم باء موحدة
و [ الدخشم ] بضم الدال وإسكان الخاء وضم الشين المعجمتين
1528. Abud-Darda' (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "He who defends the honour of his (Muslim) brother, Allah will secure his face against the Fire on the Day of Resurrection.''
[At-Tirmidhi].
Commentary: If someone says something disgraceful against a Muslim, one must defend his Muslim brother (or sister, for that matter) and say that what has been stated about him or her is wrong and that he (or she) is free from the accusation made against him (or her).

1530 - وعن كعب بن مالك رضي الله عنه في حديثه الطويل في قصة توبته وقد سبق في باب التوبة ( انظر الحديث رقم 21 ) قال قال النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم وهو جالس في القوم بتبوك : [ ما فعل كعب بن مالك ؟ ] فقال رجل من بني سلمة : يا رسول الله حبسه برداه والنظر في عطفيه فقال له معاذ بن جبل : بئس ما قلت والله يا رسول الله ما علمنا عليه إلا خيرا . فسكت رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم . متفق عليه
[ عطفاه ] : جانباه وهو إشارة إلى إعجابه بنفسه
1530. Ka`b bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) said in his long story about his repentance: The Prophet (PBUH) was sitting among the people in Tabuk. He (PBUH) said, "What happened to Ka`b bin Malik?'' A person from the tribe of Banu Salamah said: "O Messenger of Allah! the embellishment of his cloak and an appreciation of his sides have allured him, and he was thus detained.'' Mu`adh bin Jabal (May Allah be pleased with him) said: "Woe be upon you! You have passed indecent remarks. O Messenger of Allah! by Allah, we know nothing about him but good.'' The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) remained silent.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary: This Hadith has already been mentioned in detail in the Chapter on Repentance. Here it is repeated to show how important it is to defend a Muslim when someone accuses him in his absence. In the presence of the Prophet (PBUH) a person expressed misgivings about Ka`b bin Malik that his obsession (for fine dress) had prevented him from coming to the battlefield. Mu`adh immediately defended him saying that there was no justification for such misgivings. The Prophet's silence endorsed the stand taken by Mu`adh (May Allah be pleased with him). This goes to prove that if a Muslim brother or sister is disgraced in his or her absence in a gathering, then it is incumbent on others to defend his or her honour.

256 - باب بيان ما يباح من الغيبة
Chapter 256
Some cases where it is permissible to Backbite