Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Meaning and Prohibition of Backbiting in Islam

“What is ghibah, that is backbiting, and why is it prohibited in Islam?”Asked by Maulana Zakwan Nadwi, New Delhi

He answers at 1:13:43 in Roza and Quran · 2 min 12 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:13:43
agla sawal hai Maulana Zikwan Nadvi ka, New Delhi se. unhon ne poocha hai ke "What is ghibbat, that is backbiting, and why it is prohibited in Islam?" quran mein hai ke ghibbat ke baray mein ke apne murda bhai ka gosht khana, matlab ke woh shakhs maujood nahi hai wahan par, woh shakhs maujood nahi hai, aham is ke baray mein yani buri baatein bata rahe hain logon ko. to is ka naam ghibbat hai. is shakhs ki ghair maujoodgi mein is ki burai bayan karna, yeh ghibbat hai. yeh to Islam mein haram hai.
1:14:35
kisi shakhs ki ghair maujoodgi mein is ki burai par, burai maujoodgi mein bhi galat hai. yani yani Islam mein dekhiye, reason based statement ka tareeqa hai. yeh jo allegation hota hai, ghibbat hamesha allegation ki zuban mein hoti hai. ab kisi shakhs ne farz kiye ke MA nahi kiya hai, to aap kahein ke us ne MA nahi kiya, us ne BA tak parha hai, to yeh ghibbat nahi hogi. yeh to ek waqia bayan karna hoga.
1:15:03
to ghibbat ka matlab hi hai allegation ki zuban bolna, ilzaam ki zuban bolna. ilzaam ki zuban samne bhi haram hai. yeh nahi ke woh maujood na ho to haram hai. ilzaam ki zuban to sarray se Islam mein haram hai. chahe chahe samne ho, na samne ho, kisi bhi haal mein aap ko hadith mein hai ke man kan yoman billah falyaqul khayra awlais matlab thos baat kaho to kaho, nahi to chup raho.
1:15:39
yani woh baat jis ke liye aap par daleel maujood hai, woh baat boliye. nahi, daleel maujood hai to chup rahiye. isi tarah hai ilzaam. ilzaam to Islam mein bilkul hi yani bohat bara gunah hai. ilzaam ki zuban bolna. Maulana, agla sawal Mr Nafeez Shiraz ka, Delhi se hain. unhon ne likha hai ke maine aksar logon ko apni biwi ki buraiyan karte suna hai.
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